Past tense of heighten
regular verb
The past tense of heighten is heightened. The past participle is also heightened.
Forms of heighten
| Base form (V1) | heighten /ˈhaɪ̯.tən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | heightened /ˈhaɪtənd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | heightened /ˈhaɪtənd/ |
| Present participle | heightening |
| Third person singular | heightens |
Heightened in a sentence
- Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.2021 June 2, “Network News: Cambrian Line bridge is raised”, in RAIL, number 932, page 23
- the excitement heightened
- High-profile abandonments are harder to infiltrate for urban explorers due to their heightened security.From the entry abandonment
- Brexit has rocked the foundations of the nation and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety.From the entry constitutional
- Alicia hated the person who had invented pan and scan, since the heightened panning effect aggravated her nausea when watching action movies.From the entry pan and scan
Meaning of heighten
- verb To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- verb To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
Questions about the past tense of heighten
- What is the past tense of heighten?
- The past tense of heighten is heightened.
- What is the past participle of heighten?
- The past participle of heighten is heightened.
- Is heighten a regular or irregular verb?
- Heighten is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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