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straighten
[ streyt-n ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up or out ).
straighten
/ ˈٰɪə /
verb
- to make or become straight
- tr to make neat or tidy
straighten your desk
Derived Forms
- ˈٰٱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰIJ· noun
- v·ٰIJ verb
- ·ٰIJ verb (used with object)
- ·ٰIJ verb
- ܲ·ٰIJԱ adjective
- ɱ-ٰIJԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of straighten1
Example Sentences
Certain dad deaths, though tough, leave ponderous messes to straighten.
He may be the latest out of many to play the role, but the same devotion to straightening odd knots keeps him ever-relevant.
"We want the candidates to be natural - whether with braids or straightened hair, it should be their own. Beauty must be raw," Victor Yapobi, president of the Miss Ivory Coast organising committee, told the BBC.
"I want Georgescu to straighten everyone out. They tricked us. They promised us more pension money," a middle-aged woman speaks quietly at first, then becomes bolder.
He visibly straightens and says to Drummond, “Devour feculence,” establishing that this is how he naturally speaks.
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