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Lighten Pronunciation

Pronounce Lighten as L IY G HH T EH N.

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    Lighten phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'lighten'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of lighten: /lɪɡhtɛn/
    • Modern IPA representation of lighten: /lɪɡhtɛn/

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    List of meaning for lighten

    lighten, lighten up, buoy up(verb)

    make more cheerful

    "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

    lighten(verb)

    reduce the weight on; make lighter

    "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"

    lighten, lighten up, buoy up(verb)

    become more cheerful

    "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

    brighten, lighten up, lighten(verb)

    make lighter or brighter

    "The paint will brighten the room"

    lighten, lighten up(verb)

    become lighter

    "The room lightened up"

    relieve, lighten(verb)

    alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

    "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

    to become glad or hopeful

    the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment

    to supply with light

    the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun

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    Translation found for lighten

    lighten in sentence

    1. With her amber hair, the young actress would need to lighten her hair to a blonder color in order to get the role.

    2. The judge agreed to lighten Howie’s sentence, if he made a sincere effort to improve his behavior.

    3. To lighten the mood after the serious sermon, the pastor shared an aphorism about the benefits of being a good neighbor.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term lighten

    A lot of investors have piled into the energy sector. It's time to leave, they're going back down again. That's an unsustainable rise, investors would be wise to lighten up, if not totally exit energy stocks for now.

    – Norman Levine

    The people of Okinawa are bearing a heavy burden for security with the concentration of U.S. bases, we will continue to make every effort to lighten your burden.

    – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

    What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.

    – Prophet Mohammad

    Over-seriousness is a warning sign for mediocrity and bureaucratic thinking. People who are seriously committed to mastery and high performance are secure enough to lighten up.

    – Michael J. Gelb

    Leave each one his touch of folly it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry.

    – John Lancaster Spalding

    The average time for the California Supreme Court to decide these death penalty appeal cases is about 15 years, but some cases have lasted 20 to 25 years, other states with the death penalty, like Texas, have an intermediate court of criminal appeals to handle the direct appeals and lighten the caseload for those states' courts of last resort.

    – Paula Mitchell

    Every Sunday, I play mahjong with my siblings, it encourages communication. When people don't have enough communication with each other, mahjong can lighten the mood.

    – Ho Sau Mei

    We can lighten the load a little bit so they can have a little more time getting to know their babies and bond.

    – Barbara Heid

    I think the policy is fine, i think we should lighten up a little bit about the importance of phone calls and signals that may or may not have been sent. I think policy is pretty stable and the Chinese relationship is very important.

    – Marine Corps General Jim Jones

    It appears Paulson was astute to lighten up some before the July plunge, they may have been part of the massive liquidation in July too.

    – Mike McGlone

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