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lightened up

lightened up is the simple past and past participle of lighten up.

Meaning of lighten up

Verb

lighten up (third-person singular simple present lightens up, present participle lightening up, simple past and past participle lightened up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To make (something) or to become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.
    • I wish he'd lighten up a bit and realize that we were only joking.
  2. (transitive) To lighten (something): to decrease its weight.
    • Near-synonym: slim down
    Synonyms:
    slim down

Questions about lightened up

What is lightened up the simple past and past participle of?
Lightened up is the simple past and past participle of lighten up.

Words near lightened up in the dictionary

  1. lighten
  2. lighten someone's purse
  3. lighten up
  4. lightened
  5. lightened someone's purse
  6. lightened up
  7. lightener
  8. lighteners
  9. lightenest
  10. lighteneth
  11. lightening

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