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darken down

darken down verb: to become or make (something) darker.

Verb

darken down (third-person singular simple present darkens down, present participle darkening down, simple past and past participle darkened down)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) darker.

Forms of darken down

third-person singular presentdarkens down
present participledarkening down
past participledarkened down
pastdarkened down

Questions about darken down

What does darken down mean?
Darken down means to become or make (something) darker.
What part of speech is darken down?
Darken down is a verb.
What is the past tense of darken down?
The past tense of darken down is darkened down.

Words near darken down in the dictionary

  1. Darke Peak
  2. darked
  3. darked up
  4. darken
  5. darken a church door
  6. darken down
  7. darken someone's door
  8. darken someone's doorstep
  9. darken someone's doorway
  10. darken up
  11. darkened

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