tighter

CEFRA2

/tˈaɪtər/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    More firmly fixed or leaving less extra space.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    comparative form of tight: more tight

Examples

  • I need a tighter grip on my possessions.

  • I've tried Controls, but they seem a little tighter to me than Durexes.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • We need to pull that rope tighter.

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Origin

adjective

From tight + -er.