Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bleaken
Participle: bleakened
Gerund: bleakening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bleaken |
| you | bleaken |
| he;she;it | bleakens |
| we | bleaken |
| you | bleaken |
| they | bleaken |
Perfect
| I | have bleakened |
| you | have bleakened |
| he;she;it | has bleakened |
| we | have bleakened |
| you | have bleakened |
| they | have bleakened |
Past
| I | bleakened |
| you | bleakened |
| he;she;it | bleakened |
| we | bleakened |
| you | bleakened |
| they | bleakened |
Pluperfect
| I | had bleakened |
| you | had bleakened |
| he;she;it | had bleakened |
| we | had bleakened |
| you | had bleakened |
| they | had bleakened |
Future
| I | will bleaken |
| you | will bleaken |
| he;she;it | will bleaken |
| we | will bleaken |
| you | will bleaken |
| they | will bleaken |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bleakened |
| you | will have bleakened |
| he;she;it | will have bleakened |
| we | will have bleakened |
| you | will have bleakened |
| they | will have bleakened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bleaken |
| you | bleaken |
| he;she;it | bleaken |
| we | bleaken |
| you | bleaken |
| they | bleaken |
Perfect
| I | have bleakened |
| you | have bleakened |
| he;she;it | have bleakened |
| we | have bleakened |
| you | have bleakened |
| they | have bleakened |
Imperfect
| I | bleakened |
| you | bleakened |
| he;she;it | bleakened |
| we | bleakened |
| you | bleakened |
| they | bleakened |
Pluperfect
| I | had bleakened |
| you | had bleakened |
| he;she;it | had bleakened |
| we | had bleakened |
| you | had bleakened |
| they | had bleakened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bleaken |
| you | would bleaken |
| he;she;it | would bleaken |
| we | would bleaken |
| you | would bleaken |
| they | would bleaken |
Perfect
| I | would have bleakened |
| you | would have bleakened |
| he;she;it | would have bleakened |
| we | would have bleakened |
| you | would have bleakened |
| they | would have bleakened |
Imperative
| you | bleaken |
| we | Let's bleaken |
| you | bleaken |
Verbs conjugated like 'bleaken'
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 'bleaken'
blacken,
blake,
blanken,
blazen,
blicken,
leaden,
leaven,
sleeken,
weaken,
aken,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From bleak + -en.
Sample Sentences
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The imagination tends to bleaken in adult life, and rigid categories may reduce perceptual sensitivity. The sense of wonder is diminished and gratitude for experience itself may fail. [1997, Murray Cox, Alice Theilgaard, Mutative Metaphors in Psychotherapy: The Aeolian Mode, page 133:]
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The fact of the phrase caused the sky to bleaken and his skin to itch, and by Monday night, when he was unable to sleep, Amos despised his own sensibilities and also despised the world. [2003, Haven Kimmel, The Solace of Leaving Early, page 17:]