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  1. tighten:
  2. tight:
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Detailed Translations for tighten from English to Dutch

tighten:

to tighten verb (tightens, tightened, tightening)

  1. to tighten (stretch)
    spannen; opspannen
    • spannen verb (span, spant, spande, spanden, gespannen)
    • opspannen verb (span op, spant op, spande op, spanden op, opgespannen)
  2. to tighten (stretch)
    strak maken
    • strak maken verb (maak strak, maakt strak, maakte strak, maakten strak, strak gemaakt)
  3. to tighten (rig; take legal proceedings; hitch to)
    aanspannen; inspannen
    • aanspannen verb (span aan, spant aan, spande aan, spanden aan, aangespannen)
    • inspannen verb (span in, spant in, spande in, spanden in, ingespannen)
  4. to tighten (screw)
    schroeven
  5. to tighten (screw)
    vastschroeven; dichtschroeven
    • vastschroeven verb (schroef vast, schroeft vast, schroefte vast, schroeften vast, vastgeschroefd)
    • dichtschroeven verb (schroef dicht, schroeft dicht, schroefde dicht, schroefden dicht, dichtgeschroefd)
  6. to tighten (sharpen)
    verscherpen; aanhalen
    • verscherpen verb (verscherp, verscherpt, verscherpte, verscherpten, verscherpt)
    • aanhalen verb (haal aan, haalt aan, haalde aan, haalden aan, aangehaald)

Conjugations for tighten:

present
  1. tighten
  2. tighten
  3. tightens
  4. tighten
  5. tighten
  6. tighten
simple past
  1. tightened
  2. tightened
  3. tightened
  4. tightened
  5. tightened
  6. tightened
present perfect
  1. have tightened
  2. have tightened
  3. has tightened
  4. have tightened
  5. have tightened
  6. have tightened
past continuous
  1. was tightening
  2. were tightening
  3. was tightening
  4. were tightening
  5. were tightening
  6. were tightening
future
  1. shall tighten
  2. will tighten
  3. will tighten
  4. shall tighten
  5. will tighten
  6. will tighten
continuous present
  1. am tightening
  2. are tightening
  3. is tightening
  4. are tightening
  5. are tightening
  6. are tightening
subjunctive
  1. be tightened
  2. be tightened
  3. be tightened
  4. be tightened
  5. be tightened
  6. be tightened
diverse
  1. tighten!
  2. let's tighten!
  5. tightened
  6. tightening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "tighten":

  • tightening, tightener, tight

Synonyms for "tighten":


Related Definitions for "tighten":

  1. narrow or limit1
  2. restrict1
  3. become tight or tighter1
    • The rope tightened1
  4. make tight or tighter1

tighten form of tight:

tight adj

  1. tight
    nauwsluitend; strak; nauw
  2. tight
    dicht op elkaar
  3. tight (narrow; small; cramped)
    van geringe breedte; nauw; eng; smalletjes; smal
  4. tight (drunk; drunken; intoxicated; tipsy; pissed)
    dronken; beschonken; ladderzat; zat; bezopen

Related Words for "tight":


Synonyms for "tight":


Antonyms for "tight":


Related Definitions for "tight":

  1. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow1
    • tight money1
    • a tight market1
  2. packed closely together1
    • they stood in a tight little group1
    • hair in tight curls1
    • the pub was packed tight1
  3. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures1
    • tight security1
  4. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent1
    • a good man to have on your side in a tight situation1
  5. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched1
    • a tight game1
  6. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity1
  7. of such close construction as to be impermeable1
    • a tight roof1
    • warm in our tight little house1
  8. closely constrained or constricted or constricting1
    • tight skirts1
    • he hated tight starched collars1
    • fingers closed in a tight fist1
    • a tight feeling in his chest1
  9. pressed tightly together1
  10. securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid1
    • the bolts are tight1
  11. of textiles1
    • smooth percale with a very tight weave1
  12. pulled or drawn tight1
    • a tight drumhead1
    • a tight rope1
  13. set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration1
    • in tight formation1
    • a tight blockade1
  14. firmly or closely1
    • held tight1
  15. in an attentive manner1

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