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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 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 |