steepen

steep·en

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stee-puh n]
- /ˈsti pən/
- /ˈstiː.pən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stee-puh n]
- /ˈsti pən/

Definitions of steepen word

verb steepen If a slope or an angle steepens, it becomes steeper. 0
verb steepen to become or cause to become steep or steeper 0
verb transitive steepen to make or become steep or steeper 0

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Origin of steepen

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; steep1 + -en1

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Parts of speech for Steepen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Steepen

steepen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.