Definitions of brighten [ˈbraɪt n]

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Definition of 'brighten'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) brighten
to become or make bright or brighter.

2. brighten
to become more cheerful.

Etymology: (1250–1300)

Definition of 'brighten'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) brighten, lighten up, lighten
make lighter or brighter
"The paint will brighten the room"

2. (verb) clear up, clear, light up, brighten
become clear
"The sky cleared after the storm"

Definition of 'brighten'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) brighten
to make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to

2. (adj) brighten
to make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to

3. (adj) brighten
to improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects

4. (adj) brighten
to make acute or witty; to enliven

5. (verb) brighten
to grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful

Translation of 'brighten'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often withup) to make or become bright or brighter The new wallpaper brightens up the room.
Afrikaans: verlig, verhelder, opvrol	Arabic: يُضيئ، يَسْطَع	Bulgarian: лъскам
Brazilian: alegrar	Czech: oživit, rozjasnit	German: erhellen
Danish: klare op; live op	Greek: φωτίζω, λαμπρύνω, ζωηρεύω	Spanish: iluminar, dar luz, propor
Estonian: heleda(ma)ks tegema, hele	Farsi: درخشان کردن؛ روشن تر کردن	Finnish: kirkastaa
French: (s')aviver, (s')éclairer	Hebrew: להַבהִיר	Hindi: चमकना
Croatian: osvijetliti	Hungarian: (ki)fényesít, felderít	Indonesian: memeriahkan, menjadikan t
Icelandic: hÿrga; lífga	Italian: ravvivare, rendere più lu	Japanese: 明るくする
Korean: 밝게 하다	Lithuanian: pagyvėti, pagyvinti	Latvian: spodrināt; atdzīvoties; a
Malay: mencerahkan	Dutch: helder maken, helder word	Norwegian: lyse opp, få til å skinne
Polish: rozjaśnić	Persian: درخشان کردن؛ روشن تر کردن	Pashto: روښانه کول، ځلادار کول
Portuguese: alegrar	Romanian: a (se) lumina; a face să	Russian: освежать
Slovak: rozjasniť	Slovenian: razsvetliti	Serbian: oživeti
Swedish: lysa upp, förgylla, muntr	Thai: ทำให้สว่าง	Turkish: aydınlanmak, aydınlatmak
Taiwanese: 使明亮	Ukrainian: надавати блиску; кращати	Urdu: چمکانا
Vietnamese: làm sáng sủa	Chinese: 使明亮
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