brighten
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The meaning (definition) of the word brighten
to make something lighter and shinier
The word brighten used in a sentence
“I switch on the lamp to brighten the room.”
Words that mean the same as brighten (synonyms)
illuminate
Words that mean the opposite of brighten (antonyms)
dimdarken
How the word brighten is said around the world
| French | éclairer (ay-klair-AY) |
| Spanish | iluminar (ee-loo-mee-NAHR) |
| Mandarin | 照亮 (jao lyahng) |
| Hindi | रोशन करना (ROH-shun kur-NAH) |
| Arabic | يُنِيرُ (yoo-NEER) |
| Russian | осветить (as-vyee-TEET) |
| Portuguese (EU) | iluminar (ee-loo-mee-NAR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | iluminar (ee-loo-mee-NAHR) |
| Japanese | あかるくする (ah-KAH-roo-koo SOO-roo) |
| German | aufhellen (OWF-hel-en) |
| Urdu | روشن کرنا (ROH-shan KUR-naa) |
| Punjabi | ਰੌਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨਾ (ROW-shan kar-NAH) |
| Korean | 밝히다 (bahl-khee-DAH) |
| Hebrew | להאיר (le-hah-EER) |
| Greek | φωτίζω (foh-TEE-zo) |
| Dutch | verlichten (vuhr-LIKH-tuhn) |
| Tagalog | paliwanagin (pah-lee-wah-NAH-gin) |
| Vietnamese | làm sáng (lahm SAHNG) |
| Turkish | aydınlatmak (eye-duhn-LAT-mahk) |
| Persian | روشنتر کردن (ro-shan-TAR kar-DAN) |
| Polish | rozjaśniać (roz-YASH-nyatch) |
| Ukrainian | освітлити (oh-SVEET-ly-ty) |
| Bengali | আলো বাড়ানো (A-lo BA-ra-no) |
| Swedish | lysa upp (LUU-sa UUP) |
| Italian | illuminare (eel-loo-mee-NAH-reh) |
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