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- Dictionarybright·en/ˈbrītn/
verb
- 1. make or become more light: "the fire began to blaze fiercely, brightening the room" Similar
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BRIGHTEN definition: 1. If the weather brightens, it becomes lighter and less cloudy, with more sun: 2. to make a place…. Learn more.
The meaning of BRIGHTEN is to become bright or brighter. How to use brighten in a sentence.
Brighten definition: to become or make bright or brighter.. See examples of BRIGHTEN used in a sentence.
to seem happy or happier, or more full of hope than before: Her eyes brightened when she saw him enter the room.
To brighten is to make something lighter, the way you brighten your back yard with glowing patio lights or brighten up your gloomy bedroom by painting the walls yellow.
A personal letter will usually brighten up a person's day. [transitive] brighten something (up) to make something look more brightly coloured and attractive. Fresh flowers will brighten up any room in the house. [intransitive] brighten (up) (of the weather) to improve and become brighter.
1. brighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room". lighten up, lighten. alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue".
Definition of brighten verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
brighten definition: 1. to become lighter or more colourful, or to make something become lighter or more colourful: 2…. Learn more.
brighten meaning, definition, what is brighten: to make something lighter or brighter: Learn more.
