"brighten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbraɪtən/, [ˈbraɪ̯ʔn̩] [US] Audio: en-uk-Brighton.ogg [UK] Forms: brighten [canonical], brightens [third-person, singular], brightened [past], brightened [past, participle], brightening [present, participle]
Etymology: bright + -en Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|bright|en}} bright + -en Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something brightens, it becomes brighter, less dark. Synonyms: lighten
    Sense id: simple-brighten-en-verb-YUSJxlZ~
  2. If someone brightens, they become happier. Synonyms: cheer up
    Sense id: simple-brighten-en-verb-nkXfyGvT Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If you brighten someone or something, you make it brighter.
    Sense id: simple-brighten-en-verb-xoBVnW92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -en
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