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Coming in and out of Hollywood for pilot season, I may have to thicken my accent or hear that, physically, I'm not Latino. I not only am, but there's another 50,000 people who look exactly like me.
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Meaning of "thicken" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THICKEN

thicken  [ˈθɪkən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THICKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thicken 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 thicken in English.

WHAT DOES THICKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thicken in the English dictionary

The definition of thicken in the dictionary is to make or become thick or thicker. Other definition of thicken is to become more involved.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THICKEN

PRESENT

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

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you thicken
we let´s thicken
you thicken
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to thicken
Past participle
thickened
Present Participle
thickening
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 THICKEN


African
ˈæfrɪkən
Aiken
ˈeɪkən
American
əˈmɛrɪkən
awaken
əˈweɪkən
bacon
ˈbeɪkən
Dominican
dəˈmɪnɪkən
hurricane
ˈhʌrɪkən
Jamaican
dʒəˈmeɪkən
lexicon
ˈlɛksɪkən
Macon
ˈmeɪkən
Mexican
ˈmɛksɪkən
mistaken
mɪˈsteɪkən
pelican
ˈpɛlɪkən
republican
rɪˈpʌblɪkən
shaken
ˈʃeɪkən
silicon
ˈsɪlɪkən
stricken
ˈstrɪkən
taken
ˈteɪkən
undertaken
ˌʌndəˈteɪkən
Vatican
ˈvætɪkən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THICKEN

thick ear
thick skin
thick-knee
thick-knit
thick-lipped
thick-skinned
thick-skulled
thick-witted
thick-wittedly
thick-wittedness
thickener
thickening
thicket
thicketed
thickety
thickhead
thickheaded
thickheadedness
thickie
thickies

WORDS THAT END LIKE THICKEN

awe-stricken
bricken
chicken
conscience-stricken
coronation chicken
Digby chicken
drucken
free-range chicken
grief-stricken
horror-stricken
like a headless chicken
mobile phone chicken
moonstricken
no chicken
panic-stricken
poverty-stricken
prairie chicken
quicken
sicken
spring chicken
terror-stricken

Synonyms and antonyms of thicken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THICKEN»

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

Translation of «thicken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THICKEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

使变浓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espesarse
570 millions of speakers

English

thicken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घिरना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رشاقته
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утолщаются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

engrossar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘনান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épaissir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menebal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eindicken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

濃くする/濃くなる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸쭉하게 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thicken
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rậm thêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடிமனாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घट्ट होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalınlaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ispessire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zagęścić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

товщають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îngroșa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυκνώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjockna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tykne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thicken

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THICKEN»

The term «thicken» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THICKEN» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «THICKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thicken.
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Carlos Ponce
Coming in and out of Hollywood for pilot season, I may have to thicken my accent or hear that, physically, I'm not Latino. I not only am, but there's another 50,000 people who look exactly like me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THICKEN»

Discover the use of thicken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thicken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Turn the cooker to HIGH, stir the beurre maniè into the hot liquid, re-cover, and cook until thick, 10 to 15 minutes, or cook a bit longer on LOW. Butter used alone will thicken a soup or sauce slightly and, of course, will add lots of flavor. Add at ...
Beth Hensperger, Julie Kaufmann, 2004
2
Basic and Intermediate NX4 Modeling, Drafting and Assemblies
'Thicken Sheet' is a useful feature when importing surfaces from external software packages. The command allows you to create a solid body from a sheet (surface) body. Detail: Thicken sheet curve 'Thicken Sheet' can be used to quickly ...
Stephen M. Samuel, Anuranjini Pragada, Gautam Baksi, 2006
3
Living Gluten-Free For Dummies
Remember, they absorb liquid and double in volume. Whole amaranth grains are small and may seem gritty in soups, although amaranth can work well to thicken soups if you use it in flour form. I/ Stuffing: Use the larger alternative grains, such  ...
Hilary Du Cane, Sue Baic, Nigel Denby, 2013
4
SolidWorks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible
The Thicken feature is one that I have tended to avoid. Nothing is inherently wrong with the Thicken feature, but it does have the potential to give low-quality results. The main cause of bad results with Thicken is that the thickness faces are  ...
Matt Lombard, 2013
5
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies
The THICKEN command is very similar to the EXTRUDE command, except it is limited to Planar and Extruded surfaces. To start the THICKEN command, choose Modify➪3D Operations➪Thicken. After the command is started, select the Planar  ...
David Byrnes, Lee Ambrosius, 2006
6
Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook
Heat cream over hot water, then pour slowly over slightly beaten egg yolks. Return mixture to double boiler and cook 5 minutes, or until it begins to thicken, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in softened gelatin. Add maple sirup and ...
Ruth Berolzheimer, 1988
7
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
10.6. de: W Brk Ha, dei So Do, dei Gl Ess W Brk Sr Ha Sx, daei Gl Sf Ess, dai Ess So thick /. adj turn thick to CURDLE (milk) V.5.7. tain 6ik MxL 2. vt to THICKEN gravy V.7.7. Oik C 3. adj HOARSE VI.5.1 6. 9ik Brk 4. n thick of the/your leg, thick  ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
8
The Illustrated AutoCAD X Quick Reference, 1st ed.
Thicken 2007 Creates 3D solids by thickening surfaces. Command Aliases Shortcut Keystrokes Menu Ribbon thicken ... ... Modify Home 3D Operations Solid Editing Thicken Thicken Command: thicken Select surfaces to thicken: (Select one or ...
Ralph Grabowski, 2011
9
Mastering Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Autodesk Inventor LT 2012
On the Model tab, click the Fillet button, and click the intersecting circular edges on the surface feature. 9. In the Fillet dialog box, change the radius to 12 mm, and then click OK. 10. In the surface panel on the Model tab, click the Thicken/Offset ...
Curtis Waguespack, 2011
10
A Comprehensive Introduction to Solidworks 2011
THICKEN FEATURE If a surface body that encloses a volume is selected, then an option Create solid from enclosed volume pops us on the Thicken PropertyManager. It could be accessed via the route of: Insert > Boss/Base > Thicken Let us ...
Godfrey Onwubolu, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THICKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thicken is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Clouds thicken through Thursday
Clouds thicken through Thursday. UPDATED 6:41 PM EDT Jul 08, 2015. Next Video: Diner owner doesn't regret yelling at crying child. 0. next video will play in:. «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
2
Weather: Clouds thicken over South Canterbury
Expect a high of 12 degrees Celsius, but the region hasn't thrown off its cold nights yet. An overnight low of -1C is forecast. Geraldine can also expect a partly ... «Timaru Herald, Jul 15»
3
Update 4: Gaffarena deal - plot continues to thicken - Michael Falzon …
Updated - Adds statement by the Secretariat for Planning - A parcel of land in Żebbuġ given to Mark Gaffarena as part of the controversial Valletta expropriation ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
4
Land Acquisition Bill: Plot continues to thicken on the biggest policy …
While the future path remains unclear, the BJP leadership does not seem keen on relenting significantly on its Bill , whose passage is being viewed as a test of ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
5
Ozone layer set to thicken
Ozone layer set to thicken. Continued emissions of carbon dioxide mean the Earth's ozone layer will grow larger than it has been since 1960 by the end of this ... «environmentalresearchweb, May 15»
6
Moves to Oust Fayose before May 29 Thicken
There are renewed moves to oust Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, before May 29, THISDAY was reliably informed. The governor who has had a running ... «THISDAY Live, May 15»
7
Palestinians' Unpaid Electric Bills in the West Bank Thicken Tension …
TULKARM REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Like many Palestinians in this forlorn jumble of concrete buildings, Fakhriya Zeidan labored to recall when she last ... «New York Times, May 15»
8
Weather: Hazy sunshine to start, cloud will thicken
Credit: PA. FRIDAY: Hazy sunshine to start. Cloud will thicken during the afternoon with some patchy light rain possible. Highs of 13C. SATURDAY: Starting dry ... «ITV News, Apr 15»
9
How to thicken your hair
#Editor's Note: This article is part of the Citizens' new "Conversations" feature found on our homepage. All information is via WikiHow. «Rockdale Citizen, Mar 15»
10
Surprise! Guess What Can 'Thicken' Your Waist?
I'm a certified clinical nutritionist, and the first piece of advice I give my patients is: "Don't eat anything with a barcode." That's because when you eat natural ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»

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