English Dictionary

lighten

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlaɪ.tən/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 古語

(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate. / (intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten. / (intransitive, now rare) To flash lightning, to give off lightning.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）物を明るくする、照らす / （自動詞）明るくなる、照らされる / （自動詞、現代英語ではほとんど用いられない）稲妻のように光る、閃光を放つ

She used a pale blue paint to lighten the room and make it feel more open.

彼女は薄い青の塗料を使って部屋を明るくし、より広く感じさせた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.

to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets

意味（2）

(intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.

意味（3）

(intransitive, now rare) To flash lightning, to give off lightning.

Enter the Conjurer; it lightens and thunders […]

意味（4）

(transitive) To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.

[…] behold his eye, As bright as is the eagle’s, lightens forth Controlling majesty:

意味（5）

To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.

O Light which mak’st the Light, which makes the Day, Which setst the Eye without and Mind within, Lighten my spirit with one cleare heavenly ray, Which now to view it selfe doth first begin.

lightens （ present singular third-person ）

lightening （ participle present ）

lightened （ participle past ）

lightened （ past ）

（ table-tags ）

en-conj-simple （ inflection-template ）

lighten （ infinitive ）