retighten
retighten · retightens · retightened · retightening
To tighten againTo tighten again
Meaning
1 sensesTo tighten again
Origin
From re- + tighten.From re- + tighten.
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Forms
retightens, retightening, retightened, retightened| Base form | retighten · to retighten |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | retightens |
| Present participle | retightening |
| Past simple | retightened |
| Past participle | retightened |
regular · Lesson
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.