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toughens up

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

Meaning of toughen up

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To make or become mentally tougher.

Questions about toughens up

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

Words near toughens up in the dictionary

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

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