Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To make something rough or rougher

Forms

roughens up, roughening up, roughened up, roughened up
Base formroughen up · to roughen up
3rd person singularroughens up
Present participleroughening up
Past simpleroughened up
Past participleroughened up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyroughen up
he, she, itroughens up

Past simpleLesson

all personsroughened up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave roughened up
he, she, ithas roughened up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill roughen up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
roughB1roughlyA2roughshodroulette

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