toughen up
toughen up · toughens up · toughened up · toughening up
abhärten
wzmacniać, wzmocnić, hartować, zahartować
To make or become mentally tougherTo make or become mentally tougher.
» The fighter toughened up for the bout.
Der Boxer stählte sich für den Kampf. — Tamy
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By meaning 1
make or become mentally tougher:
Examples
1 sentencesThe fighter toughened up for the bout.
deDer Boxer stählte sich für den Kampf. — Tamy
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To make or become mentally tougher.
abhärten
Forms
toughens up, toughening up, toughened up, toughened upirregular
| Base form | toughen up · to toughen up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | toughens up |
| Present participle | toughening up |
| Past simple | toughened up |
| Past participle | toughened up |
Tenses
toughen up · toughened up · will toughen up · have toughened upPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.