farthen
farthen verb: to make or become farther; increase in distance. Also the alternative form of farthing.
Verb
farthen (third-person singular simple present farthens, present participle farthening, simple past and past participle farthened)
- To make or become farther; increase in distance.
- Covering this zone there is a porous transition zone with a thickness from 10 to 20 micrometers, which becomes more compacted as it farthens from the fibre.1992, J.C. Maso, Interfaces in Cementitious Composites
- […] With no fellow traveller except the ever farthening destination
Having renounced all worldly desires, the heart
Found itself caught in the charmed circle of that beauty.2010, Syed Naqi Husain Jafri, Essays on Literature, History & Society, page 105
Also used as
farthen is also the alternative form of farthing.
Forms of farthen
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | farthens |
| present participle | farthening |
| past participle | farthened |
| past | farthened |
| Noun | |
| plural | farthens |
Origin of farthen
From farth(er) + -en.
See farthing.
Questions about farthen
- What does farthen mean?
- Farthen means to make or become farther; increase in distance.
- What part of speech is farthen?
- Farthen is a verb.
- What is the past tense of farthen?
- The past tense of farthen is farthened.
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