tighten
/ˈtaɪ.tən/ verbe B1En français : serrer, se resserrer, resserrer les taux
- To make tighter. · Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- To become tighter. · That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- To make money harder to borrow or obtain. · If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- To raise short-term interest rates. · The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
He/she/it tightens · Prétérit tightened · Participe passé tightened · Forme en -ing tightening
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- tighten
- He/she/it
- tightens
- Prétérit
- tightened
- Participe passé
- tightened
- Forme en -ing
- tightening
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
Then his finger tightened on the trigger.
On these his eager, questioning eyes were fixed, and I saw on his keen, alert face that tightening of the lips, that quiver of the nostrils, and concentration of the heavy, tufted brows which I knew so well.
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