neaten
neaten · neatens · neatened · neatening
прибирати, прибрати
убирать, убрать, приводить в порядок, привести в порядок
aufräumen, zusammenräumen, säubern, ordnen
To make neat; to arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidyTo make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
/ˈniːtən/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
She made a frantic attempt to neaten her hair.
aufräumen, zusammenräumen, säubern
убира́тьubirátʹ, убра́тьubrátʹ, приводи́ть в поря́докprivodítʹ v porjádok
прибира́тиprybyráty, прибра́тиprybráty
(intransitive)To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.
Don't mind me if I neaten while you talk.
More definitions
- care for one's external appearance
- put (things or places) in order
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to make tidy:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make tidy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make tidy:
Origin
From neat + -en.From neat + -en.
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Forms
neatens, neatening, neatened, neatenedSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- care for one's external appearance:groom
- put (things or places) in order:tidytidy upclean upstraightenstraighten outsquare away
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedunneatened
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle