tighten [ˈtaɪtn]
tighten
∗tighten [ˈtaɪtən]
verbo transitivo
1apretar (screw, knot); tensar (rope); intensificar (restrictions, security); endurecer (conditions, rules)
- to tighten one's grip on -> asir con más fuerza (rope, handle)
- he tightened his grip on the organization (sentido figurado) -> incrementó su control sobre la organización
- to tighten one's belt (sentido figurado) -> apretarse el cinturón
verbo intransitivo
2apretarse (knot); intensificarse (grip); tensarse (rope)
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tighten [tai-ten]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Estirar, atiesar; apretar (press); atiesar, ponerse más tenso. (n)
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Verb Conjugation for "tighten"
Imperative
- tighten
- you tighten
- he/she tightens
- we tighten
- you tighten
- they tighten
Preterite
- I tightened
- you tightened
- he/she tightened
- we tightened
- you tightened
- they tightened
Present Continuous
- I am tightening
- you are tightening
- he/she is tightening
- we are tightening
- you are tightening
- they are tightening
Present Perfect
- I have tightened
- you have tightened
- he/she has tightened
- we have tightened
- you have tightened
- they have tightened
Past Continuous
- I was tightening
- you were tightening
- he/she was tightening
- we were tightening
- you were tightening
- they were tightening
Past Perfect
- I had tightened
- you had tightened
- he/she had tightened
- we had tightened
- you had tightened
- they had tightened
Future
- I will tighten
- you will tighten
- he/she will tighten
- we will tighten
- you will tighten
- they will tighten
Future Perfect
- I will have tightened
- you will have tightened
- he/she will have tightened
- we will have tightened
- you will have tightened
- they will have tightened
Future Continuous
- I will be tightening
- you will be tightening
- he/she will be tightening
- we will be tightening
- you will be tightening
- they will be tightening
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been tightening
- you have been tightening
- he/she has been tightening
- we have been tightening
- you have been tightening
- they have been tightening
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been tightening
- you will have been tightening
- he/she will have been tightening
- we will have been tightening
- you will have been tightening
- they will have been tightening
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been tightening
- you had been tightening
- he/she had been tightening
- we had been tightening
- you had been tightening
- they had been tightening
