Information about the word tighten (English → Esperanto: plistreĉi)

Synonym: draw tighter

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈtaɪ̯tn/
Hyphenationtight·en
Shavian alphabet𐑑𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯
Deseret alphabet𐐻𐐴𐐻𐑌

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) tighten(I) tightened
(thou) tightenest(thou) tightenedst
(he) tightens, tighteneth(he) tightened
(we) tighten(we) tightened
(you) tighten(you) tightened
(they) tighten(they) tightened
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) tighten (I) tightened
(thou) tighten(thou) tightened
(he) tighten(he) tightened
(we) tighten(we) tightened
(you) tighten(you) tightened
(they) tighten(they) tightened
Imperative mood
tighten
Participles
Present participlePast participle
tighteningtightened

Usage samples

China’s image in Europe has taken a severe hit over the past 15 months as leaders there have watched China’s Xí Jìnpíng tighten ties with fellow authoritarian Russian president Vladimir Putin, even as Moscow’s invasion sparked a massive humanitarian crisis and Moscow’s leader was accused of war crimes by an international court.

Translations

Afrikaansaantrek
Dutchaantrekken
Esperantoplistreĉi