Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to brighten
Participle: brightened
Gerund: brightening
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | brighten |
| you | brighten |
| he;she;it | brightens |
| we | brighten |
| you | brighten |
| they | brighten |
Perfect
| I | have brightened |
| you | have brightened |
| he;she;it | has brightened |
| we | have brightened |
| you | have brightened |
| they | have brightened |
Past
| I | brightened |
| you | brightened |
| he;she;it | brightened |
| we | brightened |
| you | brightened |
| they | brightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had brightened |
| you | had brightened |
| he;she;it | had brightened |
| we | had brightened |
| you | had brightened |
| they | had brightened |
Future
| I | will brighten |
| you | will brighten |
| he;she;it | will brighten |
| we | will brighten |
| you | will brighten |
| they | will brighten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have brightened |
| you | will have brightened |
| he;she;it | will have brightened |
| we | will have brightened |
| you | will have brightened |
| they | will have brightened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | brighten |
| you | brighten |
| he;she;it | brighten |
| we | brighten |
| you | brighten |
| they | brighten |
Perfect
| I | have brightened |
| you | have brightened |
| he;she;it | have brightened |
| we | have brightened |
| you | have brightened |
| they | have brightened |
Imperfect
| I | brightened |
| you | brightened |
| he;she;it | brightened |
| we | brightened |
| you | brightened |
| they | brightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had brightened |
| you | had brightened |
| he;she;it | had brightened |
| we | had brightened |
| you | had brightened |
| they | had brightened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would brighten |
| you | would brighten |
| he;she;it | would brighten |
| we | would brighten |
| you | would brighten |
| they | would brighten |
Perfect
| I | would have brightened |
| you | would have brightened |
| he;she;it | would have brightened |
| we | would have brightened |
| you | would have brightened |
| they | would have brightened |
Imperative
| you | brighten |
| we | Let's brighten |
| you | brighten |
Verbs conjugated like 'brighten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'brighten'
blighten,
frighten,
righten,
benighten,
bright,
embrighten,
freighten,
heighten,
lighten,
nighten,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to cause to become more lively and energetic
- animate, beghast, energize, enliven, enthuse, exalt, excite, ginger up, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz, liven, liven up, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, vitalise
- polish
- shine, burnish, lighten, kindle, intensify
Antonyms
- polish
- dull, deface, mar, ruin
Additional Information
Etymology
From bright + -en.
Sample Sentences
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[...] a very safe or pleasant navigation, and has been the scene of some unfortunate accidents. It was a wet morning, and very misty, and we soon lost sight of land. The day was calm, however, and brightened towards noon. After exhausting (with good help from a friend ) the larder, and the stock of bottled beer, I lay down to sleep; being very much tired with the fatigues of yesterday. But I woke from [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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She lay there all night, and started as soon as it was day. The morning was ushered in by a violent thunderstorm, and was very wet, but gradually improved and brightened up. Going on deck after breakfast, I was amazed to see floating down with the stream, a most gigantic raft, with some thirty or forty wooden houses upon it, and at least as many flag-masts, so that [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] same moment there shone out from the haze and mist ahead, a gleaming light, which presently was gone, and soon returned, and soon was gone again. Whenever it came back, the eyes of all on board, brightened and sparkled like itself: and there we all stood, watching this revolving light upon the rock at Holyhead, and praising it for its brightness and its friendly warning, and lauding it, in short, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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As when a bright sunbeam turns a dark cloud to silver, so Chloe's dark face brightened immediately,—it really shone.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Calmly the rosy hue of dawn was stealing into the room. The morning star stood, with its solemn, holy eye of light, looking down on the man of sin, from out the brightening sky. O, with what freshness, what solemnity and beauty, is each new day born; as if to say to insensate man, “ Behold ! thou hast one more chance ! _Strive_ for immortal glory ! ” There is no speech [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Slowly the idea seemed to fill his soul; and the vacant eye became fixed and brightened, the whole face lighted up, the hard hands clasped, and tears ran down the cheeks.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)