Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä

Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenUS
  • RP:
    • IPA: /ˈsɒfən/
  • US:
    • IPA: /ˈsɔfən/
    • IPA: /ˈsɑfən/
  • cot-caught:
    • IPA: /ˈsɑfən/
  • Canada:
    • IPA: /ˈsɑfən/

Määritelmät

Verbit

  1. (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
  2. (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
  3. (transitive) To make less harsh
  4. (intransitive) To become soft or softer

Esimerkit

  • Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
  • Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
  • Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.
  • I have recently reclad the south-west facing side of my single-storey cottage [...]. I now want to plant some climbers of more manageable proportions to soften the building.
  • The butter softened as it warmed up.

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektisoftened
Imperfektisoftened
Partisiipin preesenssoftening
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesenssoftens
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesenssofteneth (vanhahtava)

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