What part of speech is brightens?

Brightens can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. brightens is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of brighten (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does brightens mean?

Definitions

Verb

brighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
brighten - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

Examples of brightens

#   Sentence  
1. verb Sunlight brightens the room.
2. verb Every child who learns, and every man who finds work, and every sick body that's made whole - like a candle added to an altar - brightens the hope of all the faithful.
3. verb Music brightens our lives.
4. verb Sami's smile brightens my day.
5. verb The sky is mostly overcast in the morning, but brightens up in the afternoon.
6. verb The paint will brighten the room.
7. verb White paint will brighten the room.
8. verb The flowers will brighten up the table.
9. verb I thought that would brighten up your day.
10. verb The stars brighten the shadows.
11. verb He painted the walls to brighten the room.
12. verb He was painting the walls to brighten up the room.
13. verb We painted the walls white to brighten up the room.
14. verb The laundry detergent with bleach, that Mary selected, was developed to brighten dingy whites.
15. verb Even a dead tree may brighten a mountain.
Sentence  
verb
Sunlight brightens the room.
Every child who learns, and every man who finds work, and every sick body that's made whole - like a candle added to an altar - brightens the hope of all the faithful.
Music brightens our lives.
Sami's smile brightens my day.
The sky is mostly overcast in the morning, but brightens up in the afternoon.
The paint will brighten the room.
White paint will brighten the room.
The flowers will brighten up the table.
I thought that would brighten up your day.
The stars brighten the shadows.
He painted the walls to brighten the room.
He was painting the walls to brighten up the room.
We painted the walls white to brighten up the room.
The laundry detergent with bleach, that Mary selected, was developed to brighten dingy whites.
Even a dead tree may brighten a mountain.

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