English Dictionary

soften

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɒfən/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To make something soft or softer. / (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up). / (transitive) To make less harsh / (intransitive) To become soft or softer

日本語の意味

物を柔らかく、またはより柔らかくする / 誰か（の士気）をくじく、弱体化させる / 厳しさや激しさを和らげる / （ものが）柔らかくなる、またはより柔らかくなる

She used fabric conditioner to soften the towels.

彼女はタオルを柔らかくするために柔軟剤を使った。

意味（1）

(transitive) To make something soft or softer.

Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.

意味（2）

(transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).

Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.

意味（3）

(transitive) To make less harsh

Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To become soft or softer

The butter softened as it warmed up.

意味（5）

(transitive, intransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.

意味（6）

(Slavic phonology) To palatalize.

softens （ present singular third-person ）

softening （ participle present ）

softened （ participle past ）

softened （ past ）