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# brighten

«brighten» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To become brighter or lighter, or to make something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (brighten, brightens, brightened, brightening)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To become brighter or lighter, or to make something brighter: «The sky brightened after the rain». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#m1)

2) To become happier or more cheerful, or to make someone happier: «Her face brightened». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#m2)

3) To make a place more colourful or pleasant: «Flowers brighten up the classroom». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means that his eyes grew bright and lively again, as strength came back after he ate honey. In the primary lessons: In weather reports «it will brighten later» means the clouds will clear and the sun may come out. In stories a face brightening shows a character suddenly feels happy or hopeful. In art and design pupils brighten a picture with lighter colours. Phrases: brighten up, brighten someone's day.

### examples

- Then said Jonathan: 'My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, how mine eyes are brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. (Prophets 1SA.14.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x1)
- The sky brightened in the afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x2)
- Your card really brightened my day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x3)
- Her eyes brightened when she saw the puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x4)
- We brightened up the classroom with paintings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x5)
- The forecast says it will brighten up after lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x6)
- A coat of yellow paint brightened the old shed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x7)
- Grandma brightens whenever we visit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x8)
- When the hunter's tale of the stranger's arrow reached the ears of the chieftain, his face brightened with a smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/#x9)

### note

Double the «t»? No: brighten, brightened. «Brighten up» is common in everyday speech. The opposite is «darken» or, for mood, «sadden».

### In the corpora

- [Toad brightens: «perhaps I am a bit of a talker...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «brighten» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/brighten/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.