greaten

great·en

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [greyt-n]
- /ˈgreɪt n/
- /ɡreɪ.tən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyt-n]
- /ˈgreɪt n/

Definitions of greaten word

verb with object greaten to make greater; enlarge; increase. 1
verb without object greaten to become greater. 1
noun greaten (intransitive) To become great or large; increase; dilate. 1
verb greaten to make or become great 0
verb transitive greaten to make or become great or greater 0
verb greaten (Intransitive Verb) OBS To become great with child; become pregnant. 0

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Origin of greaten

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at great, -en1

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Parts of speech for Greaten

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Greaten

greaten popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

greaten usage trend in Literature

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