freshened
past simple and past participle offreshen
freshen
verb
uk/ˈfreʃ.ən/us/ˈfreʃ.ən/freshenverb(AIR)
[T](alsofreshen up)
to make somethingcleanerand/orcooler:
Sheopenedawindowto freshen up theroom.
[I]UK
If awindfreshens, itbecomesstrongerandcooler:
Thewindisexpectedto freshen as itmovesin from theeast.
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- hooversomethingup
- housekeeping
- shampoo
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit
- spit and polishidiom
- spring-clean
- spruce
- sprucesomeone/somethingup
- tidy
- valet
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Wind & winds
freshenverb(DRINK)
[T]mainlyUS(alsofreshen up)
If you freshen someone'sespeciallyalcoholicdrink, youaddmore to it:
Here,letme freshenyourdrink.
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- behalf
- change over
- instead
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- rep
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
Phrasal verbs
freshen(someone/something)up
freshensomethingup
Examplesoffreshened
freshened
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We can only go forward, with lifted eyes andfreshenedspirit, to follow the vision.
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Emerson offers to his audience ' ' afreshenedway of looking at things ' ' loaded with provocative insight.
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But the currents of thinking and writing about autobiography might befreshenedif we were to own up to both, and to pursue them, explicitly, together.
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I welcome the fact that, since then, the council's activities have beenfreshenedup and greatly improved.
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Inside, upholstery and bright work was alsofreshenedand the cars received a new dashboard layout faced with a machined-look stainless steel facing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The front fascia wasfreshenedin the 2005 model year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The interior door panels and seats werefreshened, with side-impact airbags becoming an option.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The initial refurbishment in 1941 allowed the building to befreshenedup with new facilities and internal structures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1986, all versions werefreshenedwith a new, more angular front fascia.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The design wasfreshened, leaving only the roof and doors of the car intact.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later the wind came round to the southward andfreshenedto a gale.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 22nd, the wind hadfreshenedfrom the southeast, and there were intermittent breaks in the fog, but not sufficient to give sight of land.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 2007, the format wasfreshenedto include more 1980s, 1990s and current songs, while dropping some songs from the 1970s.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After beingfreshenedduring the winter, he won an allowance race.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Excessive heating would cause the loss of the tar's good qualities, and to prevent this the supply in the coppers must befreshenedfrequently.
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- hired gun
- hired-gun
- hired hand
- hired labour
- hired worker
- hireling
- hire-out
- hire purchase
- hire-purchase
- hirer
- hi-res
- hi-res
- hire something/someone out
- hire sth/sb out
- hire-sth-sb-out
- hire yourself out
- hire-yourself-out
- hiring
- hiring decision
- hiring hall
- hiring-hall
- hiring process
- Hiroshima
- have-coming-out-of-ears
- have-day-in-court