Past tense of straighten
regular verb
The past tense of straighten is straightened. The past participle is also straightened.
Forms of straighten
| Base form (V1) | straighten /ˈstɹeɪtn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | straightened |
| Past participle (V3) | straightened |
| Present participle | straightening |
| Third person singular | straightens |
Straightened in a sentence
- But we will no longer tolerate being straightened.1973 December 22, Satya, “It Is Not We Who Must Change”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 27, page 3
- He assumed that the girls should clean up his giant mess. We straightened out his misconception.From the entry girl
- The ASC straightened in his chair, casting a blinkenlight shadow over them.2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024. From the entry blinkenlight
- He straightened, and it might have been my imagination, but he seemed to get even taller.2021 November, E.J. Russell, chapter 14, in The Hound of the Burgervilles (Quest Investigations; 2), Reality Optional Press, →ISBN. From the entry humongosity
- The mesogastriums were extracted en bloc from the stomach, straightened and measured for their length and width.2015 November 14, “Detection and Characterization of Metastatic Cancer Cells in the Mesogastrium of Gastric Cancer Patients”, in PLOS ONE…. From the entry mesogastrium
Meaning of straighten
- verb To cause to become straight.
- verb To become straight.
- verb To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
Questions about the past tense of straighten
- What is the past tense of straighten?
- The past tense of straighten is straightened.
- What is the past participle of straighten?
- The past participle of straighten is straightened.
- Is straighten a regular or irregular verb?
- Straighten is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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