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steepen
steep·en S0731000 (stē′pən)tr. & intr.v. steep·ened, steep·en·ing, steep·ens To make or become steep or steeper.steepen (ˈstiːpən) vbto become or cause to become steep or steepersteep•en (ˈsti pən) v.t. to make or become steeper. [1840–50] steepen Past participle: steepened Gerund: steepening
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I steepen | you steepen | he/she/it steepens | we steepen | you steepen | they steepen |
Preterite |
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I steepened | you steepened | he/she/it steepened | we steepened | you steepened | they steepened |
Present Continuous |
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I am steepening | you are steepening | he/she/it is steepening | we are steepening | you are steepening | they are steepening |
Present Perfect |
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I have steepened | you have steepened | he/she/it has steepened | we have steepened | you have steepened | they have steepened |
Past Continuous |
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I was steepening | you were steepening | he/she/it was steepening | we were steepening | you were steepening | they were steepening |
Past Perfect |
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I had steepened | you had steepened | he/she/it had steepened | we had steepened | you had steepened | they had steepened |
Future |
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I will steepen | you will steepen | he/she/it will steepen | we will steepen | you will steepen | they will steepen |
Future Perfect |
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I will have steepened | you will have steepened | he/she/it will have steepened | we will have steepened | you will have steepened | they will have steepened |
Future Continuous |
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I will be steepening | you will be steepening | he/she/it will be steepening | we will be steepening | you will be steepening | they will be steepening |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been steepening | you have been steepening | he/she/it has been steepening | we have been steepening | you have been steepening | they have been steepening |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been steepening | you will have been steepening | he/she/it will have been steepening | we will have been steepening | you will have been steepening | they will have been steepening |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been steepening | you had been steepening | he/she/it had been steepening | we had been steepening | you had been steepening | they had been steepening |
Conditional |
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I would steepen | you would steepen | he/she/it would steepen | we would steepen | you would steepen | they would steepen |
Past Conditional |
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I would have steepened | you would have steepened | he/she/it would have steepened | we would have steepened | you would have steepened | they would have steepened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | steepen - become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | | 2. | steepen - make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | Translationssteepen
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