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straiten
strait·en S0790100 (strāt′n)tr.v. strait·ened, strait·en·ing, strait·ens 1. To put or bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship.2. Archaic a. To make narrow.b. To enclose in a limited area; confine.c. To restrict in latitude or scope.straiten (ˈstreɪtən) vb1. (tr; usually passive) to embarrass or distress, esp financially2. (tr) to limit, confine, or restrict3. archaic to make or become narrowstrait•en (ˈstreɪt n) v.t. -ened, -en•ing. 1. to put into esp. financial difficulties. 2. a. to make narrow. b. to confine within narrow limits. 3. Archaic. to restrict in range, extent, or amount. [1515–25] straiten Past participle: straitened Gerund: straitening
Imperative |
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straiten | straiten |
Present |
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I straiten | you straiten | he/she/it straitens | we straiten | you straiten | they straiten |
Preterite |
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I straitened | you straitened | he/she/it straitened | we straitened | you straitened | they straitened |
Present Continuous |
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I am straitening | you are straitening | he/she/it is straitening | we are straitening | you are straitening | they are straitening |
Present Perfect |
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I have straitened | you have straitened | he/she/it has straitened | we have straitened | you have straitened | they have straitened |
Past Continuous |
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I was straitening | you were straitening | he/she/it was straitening | we were straitening | you were straitening | they were straitening |
Past Perfect |
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I had straitened | you had straitened | he/she/it had straitened | we had straitened | you had straitened | they had straitened |
Future |
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I will straiten | you will straiten | he/she/it will straiten | we will straiten | you will straiten | they will straiten |
Future Perfect |
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I will have straitened | you will have straitened | he/she/it will have straitened | we will have straitened | you will have straitened | they will have straitened |
Future Continuous |
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I will be straitening | you will be straitening | he/she/it will be straitening | we will be straitening | you will be straitening | they will be straitening |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been straitening | you have been straitening | he/she/it has been straitening | we have been straitening | you have been straitening | they have been straitening |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been straitening | you will have been straitening | he/she/it will have been straitening | we will have been straitening | you will have been straitening | they will have been straitening |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been straitening | you had been straitening | he/she/it had been straitening | we had been straitening | you had been straitening | they had been straitening |
Conditional |
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I would straiten | you would straiten | he/she/it would straiten | we would straiten | you would straiten | they would straiten |
Past Conditional |
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I would have straitened | you would have straitened | he/she/it would have straitened | we would have straitened | you would have straitened | they would have straitened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardshipdistressdiscommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." | | 2. | straiten - squeeze togetherdetain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement |
straiten
Synonyms for straitenverb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardshipSynonymsRelated Words- discommode
- disoblige
- incommode
- inconvenience
- put out
- trouble
- bother
verb squeeze togetherRelated Words |