"tallen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tallens [present, singular, third-person], tallening [participle, present], tallened [participle, past], tallened [past]
Etymology: From tall + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tall|-en|id2=inchoative}} tall + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} tallen (third-person singular simple present tallens, present participle tallening, simple past and past participle tallened)
  1. (intransitive) To become tall or taller Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tallen-en-verb-HvIgTDwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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