lighten
/ˈlʌɪt(ə)n/
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American sound/ˈlʌɪt(ə)n/
lighten
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lig - hten -> lighten
Myanmar meaning
(v.i) မမျှော်လင့်ဘဲ-မရည်ရွယ်ဘဲ-အမှတ်တမဲ့-တွေ့သည်-ကြုံသည်-ဆုံသည်။
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၁။ ဝန်လျော့သည်။
lighten a load / pack ❍ (fig ) lighten the burden of taxation.
၂။ ပေါ့ပါးသွားသည်။ ပေါ့ပါးစေသည်။ lighten sb’s mood ❍ My mood gradually lightened.
၃။ ဟာသနှောသည်။ lighten (up) one’s speech with a few jokes.
၁။ လင်းစေသည်။
The new windows have lightened the room considerably.
၂။ ဝင်းလက်သည်။ လင်းလက်သည်။ His face lightened as she told him the news. ❍ The sky was lightening in the east.
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ease, make less burdensome, lessen, reduce, alleviate, allay, ameliorate, assuage, attenuate, become light, brighten, buoy, buoy up, change, cheer, cheer up, comfort, cut down, decrease, dilute, disburden, disencumber, dumper, elate, empty, encourage, eradicate, extenuate, facilitate, flash, free, get off chest, get off one's chest, gladden, gleam, hearten, illume, illuminate, improve, irradiate, jettison, lay bare, let hair down, levitate, lift, light, light up, lighten up, load, loosen up, make bright, make less, make lighter, mitigate, mollify, out with it, perk up, pour out, put off, reduce weight, refresh, relax, relieve, remove, revive, shaker, shift, shine, take, take a load off, tell all, thin, throw out, unbosom, unburden, unload, uplight, upraise
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