What does tighten mean?
Definitions for tighten
ˈtaɪt ntight·en
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tighten.
Princeton's WordNet
tighten, fastenverb
make tight or tighter
"Tighten the wire"
tightenverb
become tight or tighter
"The rope tightened"
stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrainverb
restrict
"Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
reduce, tightenverb
narrow or limit
"reduce the influx of foreigners"
Wiktionary
tightenverb
To make tighter.
Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
tightenverb
To become tighter.
That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
tightenverb
To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
tightenverb
To raise short-term interest rates.
The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Tightenverb
To straiten; to make close.
Etymology: from tight.
ChatGPT
tighten
To tighten means to make something more fixed, secure or rigid by causing its parts to come closer or by reducing slack. It can also refer to the act of making something stricter or more carefully controlled. This term can be applied to a wide range of situations, such as tightening a screw, muscles, a grip, or rules and regulations.
Webster Dictionary
Tightenverb
to draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'tighten' in Verbs Frequency: #858
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tighten in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tighten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of tighten in a Sentence
It's unclear how Western countries will be able to access sufficient rubles to fund gas imports, or even whether they'd be willing to pay in rubles, the measures taken by Russia may also be interpreted as provocative and may increase the possibility that Western nations tighten sanctions on Russian energy.
We are potentially at a crossroads. If U.S. monetary policy begins to tighten, U.S. equity markets may have trouble rallying, which could translate to some caution in other equity markets including Japan.
Volatility is still pretty low but financial conditions suggest you need to tighten your seat belts and stay put, there is a temptation to take money off the table and sit tight for the rest of the year.
Another acceleration in the monthly annualised trimmed CPI will reinforce our view that the Fed is behind the curve, the longer the FOMC waits to tighten monetary policy, the greater the risk the FOMC tightens more to bring inflation back under control.
Basically what they said is we didn't tighten because of global markets, the global growth isn't there and they are really scared to reverse course if they raise rates.
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Translations for tighten
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- dotáhnout, utáhnoutCzech
- σφίγγωGreek
- tensarse, tensarSpanish
- tiukentaa, korottaa, kiristyä, tiukentua, kiristääFinnish
- taux, se resserrer, serrer, resserrerFrench
- dlúthaighIrish
- feszülHungarian
- stringereItalian
- zacieśniać się, zacieśniaćPolish
- strângeRomanian
- затяну́ться, натя́гивать, затя́гиваться, натяну́ть, натя́гиваться, затяну́ть, натяну́ться, затя́гиватьRussian
- shtrëngojAlbanian
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