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toughens

toughens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of toughen.

Meaning of toughen

Verb

toughen (third-person singular simple present toughens, present participle toughening, simple past and past participle toughened)

  1. (transitive) To make tough.
    • The new training program is designed to toughen the athletes.
  2. (intransitive) To become tough.

Phrases with toughens

Questions about toughens

What is toughens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Toughens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of toughen.

Words near toughens in the dictionary

  1. toughener
  2. tougheners
  3. toughening
  4. toughening up
  5. toughenings
  6. toughens
  7. toughens up
  8. tougher
  9. tougher nut to crack
  10. tougher nuts to crack
  11. toughest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toughens (page history and authors); toughen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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