sweeten
/ˈswiːt(ə)n/
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American sound/ˈswiːt(ə)n/
sweeten
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swee - ten -> sweeten
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) ချိုစေသည်။အချိုခတ်သည်။ချိုအောင်လုပ်သည်။
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၁။ ချိုစေသည်။ ချိုလာသည်။ Fruit sweetens as it ripens. ❍ tea sweetened with a little sugar.
၂။ နှစ်သိမ့်သည်။ ကျေနပ်စေသည်။ The compliment failed to sweeten her disposition/ mood. ❍ Bonus shares will be thrown in to sweeten the deal.
၃။ ~ sb (up) (infml ) ချော့သည်။ နှူးသည်။ I'll sweeten her up a bit by inviting her to the party.
❏ sweetener /'swi:tnǝ(r)/ n
၁။ [C,U] ဆေးသကြား စသည် ချိုစေသောအရာ။
၂။ [C] (infml ) ဆု။ လာဘ်။ The firm offered her a large bonus as a sweetener.
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