Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To turn into ash; make or become ashy

  2. (ambitransitive)To make or become pale

Examples

5 sentences

  1. We were worried about her ashen appearance.

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  2. Mary's face looked ashen in the firelight.

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  3. I was taken aback by his ashen complexion.

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  4. The dragon breathed fire and exhaled its sooty ashen remains.

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  5. On Ash Wednesday, priest draw ashen crosses on their parishioners foreheads.

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Forms

ashens, ashening, ashened, ashened
Base formashen · to ashen
3rd person singularashens
Present participleashening
Past simpleashened
Past participleashened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyashen
he, she, itashens

Past simpleLesson

all personsashened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ashened
he, she, ithas ashened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ashen

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
asexualityashB2ashamedB1ashoreashtrayAsianB1
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