"softened" meaning in English

See softened in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɒfənd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɔfənd/ [General-American], /ˈsɑfənd/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: more softened [comparative], most softened [superlative]
enPR: sŏf′ənd [Received-Pronunciation], sôf′ənd [General-American], sŏf′ənd [cot-caught-merger] Head templates: {{en-adj}} softened (comparative more softened, superlative most softened)
  1. Made soft.
    Sense id: en-softened-en-adj-CRO5wpxl
  2. (linguistics) aspirated.
    Sense id: en-softened-en-adj-MOobjhSA Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 70 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 67 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 79 11 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɒfənd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɔfənd/ [General-American], /ˈsɑfənd/ [cot-caught-merger]
enPR: sŏf′ənd [Received-Pronunciation], sôf′ənd [General-American], sŏf′ənd [cot-caught-merger] Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} softened
  1. simple past and past participle of soften Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: soften
    Sense id: en-softened-en-verb-ZVJGsxG9
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    {
      "form": "more softened",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most softened",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "softened (comparative more softened, superlative most softened)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "soft",
        "ened"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Made soft."
      ],
      "id": "en-softened-en-adj-CRO5wpxl",
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 70 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 67 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 79 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aspirated."
      ],
      "id": "en-softened-en-adj-MOobjhSA",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "aspirate",
          "aspirate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) aspirated."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɒfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sôf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "softened"
}

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "soft",
        "ened"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "soften"
        }
      ],
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        "simple past and past participle of soften"
      ],
      "id": "en-softened-en-verb-ZVJGsxG9",
      "links": [
        [
          "soften",
          "soften#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɒfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sôf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "softened"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more softened",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most softened",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "softened (comparative more softened, superlative most softened)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "soft",
        "ened"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Made soft."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aspirated."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "aspirate",
          "aspirate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) aspirated."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɒfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sôf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "softened"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "softened",
      "name": "head"
    }
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    {
      "parts": [
        "soft",
        "ened"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "soften"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past and past participle of soften"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soften",
          "soften#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɒfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sôf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɑfənd/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "sŏf′ənd",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "softened"
}

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