brigh
ten
Third Person
brightens
Present Participle
brightening
Past Tense
brightened
Past Participle
brightened
1
to add more attractive and lively colors to something, making it look more cheerful and vibrant
transitive
- She uses colorful flowers to brighten the room.
- The artist is currently brightening the canvas with bold strokes.
- Last weekend, they brightened the walls with cheerful colors.
- While decorating, they were happily brightening the space with lively hues.
- Tomorrow, they will brighten their garden with new plantings.
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2
(of weather) to become sunnier or less cloudy
- The sky began to brighten after the heavy rain.
- The forecast said the weather would brighten by the afternoon.
- As the clouds cleared, the day gradually brightened.
- It was a gloomy morning, but it soon brightened up.
- The sun brightened the landscape after hours of overcast skies.
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