tighten

verbB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

tightens

V_ing/Gerund

tightening

V_ed/pp

tightened

1.
(transitive)To make tighter.
Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
2.
(intransitive)To become tighter.
That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
3.
(economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
4.
(economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

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Trái nghĩa

loosenmake tighter loosen

Cùng gốc / liên quan

mistightenovertightenpretightentightenableuntightentighteninglybelt-tightenretightentighten downtighten one's belttighten the purse stringstightenertighten uptight

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Nguồn gốc từ

Synchronically equivalent to tight + -en, but actually derived from Middle English tighten, from Old English tyhtan, thus originally unrelated to tight (Old English *þiht).