straighten

1. (transitive)To cause to become straight.

   make straight

2. (intransitive)To become straight.

   выпрямля́тьсяvyprjamljátʹsja, вы́прямитьсяvýprjamitʹsja

   make straight or straighter

3. (transitive)To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.

   to straighten one's affairs

   straighten one's account

   put (things or places) in order

4. (transitive)To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).

5. (slang, transitive)To bribe or corrupt.

6. (intransitive)To stand up, especially from a sitting position.

   get up from a sitting or slouching position

7. (informal, transitive)To make heterosexual.

   выпрямля́тьvyprjamljátʹ, вы́прямитьvýprjamitʹ

   straighten up or out; make straight

1. Tom straightened up his desk.

   Том навів лад на своєму столі. — deniko

   deTom räumte seinen Schreibtisch auf. — brauchinet

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2. Tom is straightening up his room.

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3. We have it all straightened out.

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4. I intend to straighten things out.

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5. I tried to straighten things out.

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regular · Lesson

• straighten upTo become straight, or straighter.
• straighten outTo make straight.