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I don't want real life necessarily to be seen only as a context to heighten the deepness my work.
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Meaning of "heighten" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEIGHTEN

heighten  [ˈhaɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEIGHTEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heighten 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 heighten in English.

WHAT DOES HEIGHTEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heighten in the English dictionary

The definition of heighten in the dictionary is to make or become high or higher. Other definition of heighten is to make or become more extreme or intense.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEIGHTEN

PRESENT

Present
I heighten
you heighten
he/she/it heightens
we heighten
you heighten
they heighten
Present continuous
I am heightening
you are heightening
he/she/it is heightening
we are heightening
you are heightening
they are heightening
Present perfect
I have heightened
you have heightened
he/she/it has heightened
we have heightened
you have heightened
they have heightened
Present perfect continuous
I have been heightening
you have been heightening
he/she/it has been heightening
we have been heightening
you have been heightening
they have been heightening
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 heightened
you heightened
he/she/it heightened
we heightened
you heightened
they heightened
Past continuous
I was heightening
you were heightening
he/she/it was heightening
we were heightening
you were heightening
they were heightening
Past perfect
I had heightened
you had heightened
he/she/it had heightened
we had heightened
you had heightened
they had heightened
Past perfect continuous
I had been heightening
you had been heightening
he/she/it had been heightening
we had been heightening
you had been heightening
they had been heightening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you heighten
we let´s heighten
you heighten
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to heighten
Past participle
heightened
Present Participle
heightening
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 HEIGHTEN


affrighten
əˈfraɪtən
Blyton
ˈblaɪtən
brighten
ˈbraɪtən
Brighton
ˈbraɪtən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
chiton
ˈkaɪtən
Crichton
ˈkraɪtən
enlighten
ɪnˈlaɪtən
frighten
ˈfraɪtən
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 HEIGHTEN

heid
Heidegger
Heidelberg
Heidelberg man
Heiduc
heifer
Heifetz
heigh-ho
height
height gauge
height of land
height-to-paper
heightened
heightener
heightism
heights

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEIGHTEN

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 heighten in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEIGHTEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heighten» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of heighten

Translation of «heighten» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEIGHTEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

加剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aumentar
570 millions of speakers

English

heighten
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बढ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усилить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elevar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্নতিলাভ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intensifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meningkatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erhöhen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高める/高まる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고조시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tambah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tăng thêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர்த்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाढवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yükseltmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aumentare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podnieść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посилити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intensifica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορυφώσουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhoog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förhöja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heighten

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEIGHTEN»

The term «heighten» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEIGHTEN» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «HEIGHTEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heighten.
1
Ken Adam
The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.
2
Steven Amsterdam
Nursing demands vigilance about people. The sights and smells that a patient offers, their movements and their offhand comments all contribute crucial information to understanding what they need. Training and experience heighten one's ability to see what needs to be seen.
3
Tim Crouch
I don't want real life necessarily to be seen only as a context to heighten the deepness my work.
4
John Drinkwater
If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.
5
Edward Hall
I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.
6
Zeljko Ivanek
The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that's why we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows is that you're looking for situations that just always heighten the stakes.
7
Sidney Lanier
I have frequently noticed in myself a tendency to a diffuse style; a disposition to push my metaphors too far, employing a multitude of words to heighten the patness of the image, and so making of it a conceit rather than a metaphor, a fault copiously illustrated in the poetry of Cowley, Waller, Donne, and others of that ilk.
8
Greg Louganis
I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEIGHTEN»

Discover the use of heighten in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heighten and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Securities Markets: Competition and Multiple Regulators ...
As competition among markets has increased, so have some market participants' concerns about the inherent conflicts of interest that securities self-regulatory organizations (SRO) face in their dual roles as market operators & regulators.
Richard J. Hillman, 2002
2
Passions: how to manage despair, fear, rage, and guilt and ...
An examination of the eight peak emotions guides readers through the effects of each of them, demonstrating how to manage negative feelings and nurture positive ones. 20,000 first printing. Tour.
Georgia Witkin, 1992
3
The art of illuminating as practised in Europe from the ...
Mix azure with white lead, lower with indigo, heighten with white lead. Pure vermilion you may lower with brown or with dragon's blood, and heighten with orpiment. Mix vermilion with white lead, and make the colour which is called Rosa, ...
William Robert Tymms, Matthew Digby Wyatt (sir.), 1866
4
The Art of Illuminating as Practised in Europe from the ...
Гиге vermilion you may lower with brown or with dragon's blood, and heighten with orpiment. Mix vermilion with white lead, and make the colour which is called Rosa, lower it with vermilion, heighten it with white lead. Item, you may make a ...
William Robert Tymms, Matthew Digby Wyatt, 1860
5
Theater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook
... dimension. Focus on the color! The sounds! Weather! People! Smells! See yourself! Did this scene feel real} Were you hand in hand with the narrator on the trip} — EXPLORE AND HEIGHTEN- Purpose: To open the gate to new discoveries.
Viola Spolin, 1985
6
The art of illuminating
“Mix azure with white lead, lower with indigo, heighten with white lead. Pure vermilion you may lower with brown or with dragoii's blood, and heighten with orpiment. Mix vermilion with white lead, and make the colour which is called Rosa, ...
William Robert Tymms, 1860
7
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TO HEIGHTEN is to make higher (». Haughty). To RAISE is to cause to rise {v. To arise). To AGGRAVATE {v. To aggravate) is to make heavy. Heighten refers more to the result of the action of making higher; raise to the mode : we heighten a ...
George Crabb, 1818
8
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
The heir of Mr. Heighten could net be served so long as he remained unascertained, and therefore he could not be bound by the order. This was not a settled estate within the act, and no subsequent act extends to such settlements.
Henry D. Barton, 1869
9
English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order
Dnynnn. I believe the hiatus should be avoided with more care in poetry than in oratory. Porn. All were attentive to the godlike man. Dames. HEED LESS, v. Negligent. T0 HEIGHTEN, RAISE, AGGRAVA'I'E. To HEIGHTEN is to make higher ("0.
George Crabb, 1816
10
English synonymes explained in alphabetical order
T0 HEIGHTEN is to malte higher (1!. Hanghty). To RAISE is to cause torire (a. To arise), To AGGRAVATE (e. To aggravate) is to make Heighten refers more tothe resu t of the action of making higher,raise to the mode: we heighten a house by ...
Crabb George

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEIGHTEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heighten is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Highway Patrol to Heighten Enforcement for Laguna Seca - Kcba.com
Highway Patrol to Heighten Enforcement for Laguna Seca. KCBA News. July 14, 2015 1:16 pm. Salinas,CA–The annual Laguna Seca races will take place ... «KCBA, Jul 15»
2
Israel to heighten security at settler bus-stations around Hebron | PNN
Hebrew sources on Tuesday said that Israeli occupation authorities have decided to heighten security at the settler bus-stations around Hebron ... «Palestine News Network, Jul 15»
3
Iran nuclear deal reached; crude oversupply concerns heighten
Iran, world powers agree on nuclear deal after marathon talks ABU DHABI (ICIS)--Iran and six world powers agreed on a landmark ... «ICIS, Jul 15»
4
Claims of Eritrean-sponsored terrorist activities heighten risk of …
An Ethiopian military official claimed on 10 July that Ethiopian forces had killed 30 unknown militants, allegedly backed by Eritrea, who tried to ... «IHS Jane's 360, Jul 15»
5
Tensions between Kurdish militants and security forces heighten in …
Tensions between Kurdish militants and security forces heighten in Turkey. Tensions have heightened in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish ... «BGN NEWS, Jul 15»
6
COLUMN-Banking regulators heighten financial market risk
(Michael S. Piwowar is a Republican Commissioner on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; J. Christopher Giancarlo is a ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
7
Scaremongering political ads heighten panic in Greece and Germany
A woman walks past posters reading "NO" referring to the upcoming referendum in Athens, on Friday, July 3, 2015. Image: Petros ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
8
Solon calls on authorities to heighten campaign vs. counterfeit …
A lawmaker has asked law enforcement agencies to step up its campaign against counterfeit medicine following the seizure of fake prescription ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
9
Burundians' fears heighten as polls are delayed - The Guardian
Burundians' fears heighten as polls are delayed. By Editor on July 13, 2015. PAGE 13 PIX Bujumbura has seen multiple street battles between police and ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Colleges heighten focus on campus sexual assaults
Source: Jeremy Lin, U.S. Department of Education Sexual assaults reported by Texas colleges The number of on-campus sexual assaults in ... «Amarillo.com, Jul 15»

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