straighten
gb/stɹˈeɪtən/ us/stɹˈeɪtən/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Make something straight
To make something that is not straight become straight or neat.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to straighten [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'straighten' with 'stretch'. 'Straighten' means to make straight; 'stretch' means to pull to make longer or looser.
పర్యాయపదాలు
align (Emphasizes positioning things in a straight line.)
|
tidy (Focuses on making things neat, not necessarily physically straight.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
bend (Means to make something curved or not straight.)
|
mess up (Means to make something untidy or disordered.)
పదకలయికలు
straighten a picture
|straighten your tie
|straighten the room
|straighten the desk
|straighten the bed
విషయాలు
daily life
|home
|appearance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She straightened the picture frame before leaving the room.
- He paused to straighten his tie in the mirror.
- I need to straighten the books on the shelf.
- The cleaner straightened the chairs after the meeting.
- Straighten your posture when you walk.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I straighten my bed every morning.
- She straightens her hair with a brush.
- Please straighten the chairs after lunch.
- He straightens his tie before work.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Become straight
To change into a straight or neat form.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] straightens
పర్యాయపదాలు
unbend (Specifically about removing a bend or curve.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
bend (Means to curve or make less straight.)
పదకలయికలు
hair straightens
|line straightens
|posture straightens
విషయాలు
daily life
|appearance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- His back slowly straightened after he stood up.
- The road straightens after the bend.
- Her hair straightens when it dries naturally.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The road straightens after the hill.
- My back straightens when I stand tall.
- Her hair straightens in the sun.
క్రియ
B1
action
3
Correct a problem or situation
To make a problem or situation better and more organized.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to straighten [something] out
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may forget 'out' in 'straighten out' when talking about fixing problems.
పర్యాయపదాలు
resolve (Focuses on finding a solution to a problem.)
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sort out (Informal way of saying fix or arrange a situation.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
complicate (To make a situation more difficult instead of fixing it.)
పదకలయికలు
straighten out a problem
|straighten out finances
|straighten out misunderstanding
విషయాలు
problem solving
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- We need to straighten out this misunderstanding before it gets worse.
- He spent the weekend trying to straighten out his finances.
- The new manager came in to straighten out the department's problems.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I want to straighten out this problem.
- We must straighten out our money issues.
- She will straighten out the team problems.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
straighten
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪtən/
US/stɹˈeɪtən/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
straight - en (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (straight)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: straighten
- 3rd Person Singular: straightens
- Present Participle: straightening
- Past: straightened
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
straightens
verb
straightening
verb
straightened
verb
Core family
straight
adjective A1
straightener
noun
Related words
straightness
noun
straightforward
adjective B1
Negative and opposite forms
bend
verb A2
crooked
adjective
Advanced or less common
straightforwardly
adverb
పదప్రయోగాలు
straighten out
1/stɹˈeɪtən ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Fix a problem or confusion
To make a problem clear and correct it.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We need to straighten out this billing error.
- She called the company to straighten out the delivery issue.
straighten up
1/stɹˈeɪtən ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Make neat or tidy
To make a place clean and organized.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Please straighten up your room before dinner.
- They spent the afternoon straightening up the office.
straighten up and fly right
1/stɹˈeɪtən ˈʌp ˈænd flˈaɪ ɹˈaɪt/
idiom
informal
Start behaving properly
To behave well after doing wrong or being lazy.
ఉదాహరణలు
- If you don't straighten up and fly right, you'll lose your job.
- He decided to straighten up and fly right after getting in trouble at school.