lighten

[US]/'laɪt(ə)n/
[UK]/'laɪtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make (something) brighter

vi. become brighter Don't be so serious; don't complain; don't worry Make more lively.

Phrases & Collocations

lighten up

lighten the mood

lighten the load

lighten hair color

lighten dark spots

lighten the atmosphere

lighten the tone

lighten the workload

lighten the conversation

Example Sentences

The bonfire lightened the sky.

The sky began to lighten after the storm.

Come on, lighten up! It was only a joke.

now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great fool.

coffee whitener (=coffee lightener)

Congress endeavored to lighten the taxpayers' burden.

He did his best to lighten things up.

She tried to lighten up her speech with a few jokes.

the arch has hollow spandrels to lighten the load on the foundations.

you and your precious schedule—you've got to lighten up!.

as the car began to bump down the track he felt a lightening of his spirits—whee!.

Hydromel - ->Have a headache after drinking Drink some honey hydroenergy and lighten symptom of having a headache after drinking effectively.

EFFECTIVENESS:Deep care skin cellular metab olism circulation. Restore normal physiology function of skin. Dissolve melanin. Eliminate and lighten spots.

The machine is canceled the underprop, wheel and axle are directly fixed on the reducer, so the machine is lightened its weight;

Along with riding in a carriage female one to, the surroundings has lightened four men, Fan only felt that waist some stabbing pain, a rimmer knife already arrived in the waist.

Real-world Examples

Was it when I lightened my hair?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

What I want is for you to lighten up.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

But the happiness class will not lighten the pressure to get good grades.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Weakness is a burden on all our shoulders, but every burden can be lightened.

Source: Science in Life

Pull over. - Oh, lighten up, it's a joke.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Crack a few jokes. Lighten the mood.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

If the euro zone's recovery is to strengthen, this burden of private debt must be lightened.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Lightening strikes are responsible for igniting many wildfires.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2020

The sky began to lighten after the shower.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Well, then lighten up, Bo bop a lula.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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