thin

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈθɪn/

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To make thin or thinner. / (intransitive) To become thin or thinner. / To dilute. / To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Japanese Meaning

物を薄くする、細くする / 物が薄くなる、細くなる / 希釈する / 作物や植物の成長を促すために、一部を間引く

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She asked him to thin the soup by adding more stock.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はブイヨンを足してスープを薄くするよう彼に頼んだ。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To make thin or thinner.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.

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Sense（3）

To dilute.

Sense（4）

To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

So floriferous are Asian pears, and the tree so laden with young fruit, that as the tree approaches maturity it is worth considering thinning the fruit (I can't quite bring myself to thin the flowers) so as to neither overburden the tree for this year nor tire it for the next. Thinning early in the season, while the fruit is small, is ideal.

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thins

（ present singular third-person ）

thinning

（ participle present ）

thinned

（ participle past ）

thinned

（ past ）

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