Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To make moist or moister.

    She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips.

    anfeuchten, befeuchten

    увлажня́тьuvlažnjátʹ, увлажни́тьuvlažnítʹ

    зволо́жуватиzvolóžuvaty, зволо́житиzvolóžyty

    make moist

  2. (intransitive)To become moist or moister.

    His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears.

    feucht werden

    увлажня́тьсяuvlažnjátʹsja, увлажни́тьсяuvlažnítʹsja

    зволо́жуватисяzvolóžuvatysja, зволо́житисяzvolóžytysja

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom moistened his lips.

    ruТом облизнул губы.

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  2. The rain falls and moistens the trees.

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  3. She moistened her lips with a sip of water.

    ruОна смочила свои губы маленьким глотком воды.

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  4. Mary moistened her lips.

    ruМэри облизала губы.

    deMaria befeuchtete sich die Lippen.

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  5. He moistened his lips.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make moist:
to become moist:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make moist:
to become moist:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make moist:
to become moist:

Origin

From moist + -en.

From moist + -en.

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Forms

moistens, moistening, moistened, moistened
Base formmoisten · to moisten
3rd person singularmoistens
Present participlemoistening
Past simplemoistened
Past participlemoistened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymoisten
he, she, itmoistens

Past simpleLesson

all personsmoistened

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill moisten

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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