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		darkendarken /ˈdɑrkən/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEdarken |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | darken |   | he, she, it | darkens |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | darkened |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have darkened |   | he, she, it | has darkened |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had darkened |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will darken |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have darkened |  
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 | Present | I | am darkening |   | he, she, it | is darkening |   | you, we, they | are darkening |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was darkening |   | you, we, they | were darkening |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been darkening |   | he, she, it | has been darkening |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been darkening |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be darkening |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been darkening |  
    1to become dark, or make something dark OPP lighten:  Age had darkened the wood. The skies darkened, and the wind grew stronger.2to make a situation or someone’s attitude less hopeful, or to become less hopeful:  The news darkened their view of the situation.3never darken my door again old-fashioned or humorous used to tell someone that you do not want him or her in your house again  |