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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFRIGHTEN

affrighten  [əˈfraɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFRIGHTEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affrighten is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb affrighten in English.

WHAT DOES AFFRIGHTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of affrighten in the English dictionary

The definition of affrighten in the dictionary is to cause alarm or fright in. Other definition of affrighten is to cause alarm or fright.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AFFRIGHTEN

PRESENT

Present
I affrighten
you affrighten
he/she/it affrightens
we affrighten
you affrighten
they affrighten
Present continuous
I am affrightening
you are affrightening
he/she/it is affrightening
we are affrightening
you are affrightening
they are affrightening
Present perfect
I have affrightened
you have affrightened
he/she/it has affrightened
we have affrightened
you have affrightened
they have affrightened
Present perfect continuous
I have been affrightening
you have been affrightening
he/she/it has been affrightening
we have been affrightening
you have been affrightening
they have been affrightening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I affrightened
you affrightened
he/she/it affrightened
we affrightened
you affrightened
they affrightened
Past continuous
I was affrightening
you were affrightening
he/she/it was affrightening
we were affrightening
you were affrightening
they were affrightening
Past perfect
I had affrightened
you had affrightened
he/she/it had affrightened
we had affrightened
you had affrightened
they had affrightened
Past perfect continuous
I had been affrightening
you had been affrightening
he/she/it had been affrightening
we had been affrightening
you had been affrightening
they had been affrightening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will affrighten
you will affrighten
he/she/it will affrighten
we will affrighten
you will affrighten
they will affrighten
Future continuous
I will be affrightening
you will be affrightening
he/she/it will be affrightening
we will be affrightening
you will be affrightening
they will be affrightening
Future perfect
I will have affrightened
you will have affrightened
he/she/it will have affrightened
we will have affrightened
you will have affrightened
they will have affrightened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been affrightening
you will have been affrightening
he/she/it will have been affrightening
we will have been affrightening
you will have been affrightening
they will have been affrightening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would affrighten
you would affrighten
he/she/it would affrighten
we would affrighten
you would affrighten
they would affrighten
Conditional continuous
I would be affrightening
you would be affrightening
he/she/it would be affrightening
we would be affrightening
you would be affrightening
they would be affrightening
Conditional perfect
I would have affrighten
you would have affrighten
he/she/it would have affrighten
we would have affrighten
you would have affrighten
they would have affrighten
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been affrightening
you would have been affrightening
he/she/it would have been affrightening
we would have been affrightening
you would have been affrightening
they would have been affrightening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you affrighten
we let´s affrighten
you affrighten
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to affrighten
Past participle
affrightened
Present Participle
affrightening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFRIGHTEN


Blyton
ˈblaɪtən
brighten
ˈbraɪtən
Brighton
ˈbraɪtən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
chiton
ˈkaɪtən
Crichton
ˈkraɪtən
enlighten
ɪnˈlaɪtən
frighten
ˈfraɪtən
heighten
ˈhaɪtən
lighten
ˈlaɪtən
metropolitan
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
overtighten
ˌəʊvəˈtaɪtən
retighten
ˌriːˈtaɪtən
righten
ˈraɪtən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
tighten
ˈtaɪtən
titan
ˈtaɪtən
triton
ˈtraɪtən
whiten
ˈwaɪtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFRIGHTEN

affranchise
affranchisement
affrap
affray
affrayer
affreightment
affret
affricate
affrication
affricative
affright
affrightedly
affrightful
affrightment
affront
affronted
affrontee
affrontingly
affrontive
affusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFRIGHTEN

beaten
bitten
boughten
eaten
eten
forfoughten
forgotten
gluten
gotten
kindergarten
kitten
laten
listen
often
paten
straighten
ten
thoughten
top ten
unfoughten

Synonyms and antonyms of affrighten in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affrighten» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFRIGHTEN

Find out the translation of affrighten to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affrighten from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affrighten» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

affrighten
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Translator English - Spanish

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570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

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Translator English - Russian

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Translator English - Portuguese

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Translator English - Bengali

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Translator English - French

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220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Affrighten
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Translator English - German

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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

Affrighten
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

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80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हर्षभंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

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5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affrighten

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRIGHTEN»

The term «affrighten» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.040 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRIGHTEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affrighten» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affrighten» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affrighten

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRIGHTEN»

Discover the use of affrighten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affrighten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Church Catechism, Analysed, Explained, and Improved. The ...
'me''ter below the earth, to. bow dawn to them, or morjhip them. Q What doth God fiay to affrighten them from bowing down, and worshipping the image or likeness of any thing? 72 A. He saith, For [the Lord thy God am ajealom God, and vifit ...
‎1703
2
Chaohybrids: Five Uneasy Peaces
And if they would house in the remnants of our old centres, pushed now somewhere at the margins, and if they would decide to enter, from there, somewhere, then still they would not affrighten us; we probably still would recognise them; ...
Ronnie Lippens, 2000
3
A History of the Ridiculous Extravagancies of Monsieur Oufle
... "Tis also certain that Education does not a little contribute, to make People believe Spectres and Phantoms : the Nurses, Grand-Mothers, and thole who tend Children, so frequently talk of them to 'em, (i) to affrighten 'em, to quiet them when  ...
Laurent Bordelon, 1711
4
A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce
Human must do God's commandments in deeds, words and thoughts. Bekind topoor hensin everyway, andnot let them suffer with hunger nor cold; cruelty not in anyway; must not affrighten them; doctor them when they have diseases. Be good ...
Nancy Luce
5
Clavis Virgiliana; or A vocabulary of all the words in ...
affrighten, fright, awe, JE. viii. 349. scare, chase, drive away, G. i. 156. try to fright, insult, threaten, JE. x. 879. terreor, v. 3. 1 am affrighted, JE. viii. 109. concerned for, G. i. 459. terribil-is, e, adj. terrible, dreadful. terrifico, v. 1. / scare, JE. iv.
6
A collection of Psalms and hymns for the use of Universalist ...
Shall dangers affrighten us while he is near ? O, no — when he calls us, we'll walk through the the vale, The shadow of death, but our hearts shall not fail. 3 Afraid by ourselves to pursue the dark way, Thy rod and thy staff be our comfort and ...
Hosea Ballou, 1845
7
Self-help: With Illustrations of Character, Conduct, and ...
Pain, poverty, and all the other wild beasts of life which so affrighten others, I am so bold as to think I could look in the face without shrinking, without losing respect for myself, faith in man's high destinies, or trust in God. Wisdom learnt from ...
Samuel Smiles, 1881
8
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary:: In Two ...
Sax- behind] that Part of a Ship which is between the Main Maltind the stern. S. ' fmake med or confound . 'w ' 3 ' ABASZL azsstr, F.] to. lower; bring" A To ABASHi [ eshabz'g F- to affrighten] to' 5 ABSCIS'SION [in Astro/ogy'] is when three ' "w" 'A.
Nathan Bailey, 1773
9
Poems
George Crabbe. He named his Friend, but then his hand she press'd, And fondly whisper' d, "Thou must go to rest ; " " I go," he said ; but as he spoke, she found His hand more cold, and fluttering was the sound ! Then gazed affrighten'd ; but ...
George Crabbe, 1899
10
THE HUTCHINSON PAPERS VOL. II
On the 10th of September 1664 they published by order of court a paper to deter and affrighten all from making any complaints to the commissioners. The commodities of the country are fish, which is sent into France, Spain and the Streights, ...

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