straighten
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The meaning (definition) of the word straighten
to make something not bent or curved
The word straighten used in a sentence
“I straighten my bent pipe cleaner into a long line.”
Words that mean the opposite of straighten (antonyms)
bend
How the word straighten is said around the world
| French | redresser (ruh-dreh-SAY) |
| Spanish | enderezar (ehn-deh-reh-THAHR) |
| Mandarin | 弄直 (noong jir) |
| Hindi | सीधा करना (SEE-dhah kar-NAH) |
| Arabic | يُقَوِّمُ (yu-KAW-wi-mu) |
| Russian | выпрямлять (vi-pryim-LYAHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | endireitar (en-dee-rye-TAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | endireitar (en-jee-hay-TAHR) |
| Japanese | まっすぐにする (mah-SOO-goo nee soo-roo) |
| German | gerade machen (guh-RAH-duh MAH-khen) |
| Urdu | سیدھا کرنا (SEE-dhah KUR-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਸਿੱਧਾ ਕਰਨਾ (SID-dhah KUR-nah) |
| Korean | 펴다 (PYUH-dah) |
| Hebrew | ליישר (leh-yah-SHEHR) |
| Greek | ισιώνω (ee-see-OH-no) |
| Dutch | rechtmaken (REKHT-mah-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | ituwid (ee-too-WEED) |
| Vietnamese | làm thẳng (lahm THAHNG) |
| Turkish | düzeltmek (dew-zelt-MEK) |
| Persian | صاف کردن (sahf kar-DAN) |
| Polish | prostować (proh-STOH-vach) |
| Ukrainian | випрямляти (vih-pryam-LYAH-tih) |
| Bengali | সোজা করা (SO-ja KO-ra) |
| Swedish | räta ut (REH-tah UUT) |
| Italian | raddrizzare (rahd-dreed-DZAH-ray) |
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