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# freshen

verb (freshen, freshens, freshened, freshening)

«freshen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To freshen something is to make it cleaner, cooler or newer: «freshen the room». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#m1)
2. To freshen up is to wash quickly and tidy yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#m2)
3. (weather) When the wind freshens, it gets stronger and cooler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#m3)
4. To freshen a drink is to add more to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#m4)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life: «freshen up before dinner», «air freshener», «freshen the air». In weather reports: «winds will freshen». It tells the reader something is made fresh again.

### Examples

- Open the window to freshen the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x1)
- Let me freshen up before we go out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x2)
- Mum bought an air freshener for the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x3)
- The wind freshened in the afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x4)
- A new coat of paint freshened the old fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x5)
- The waiter freshened our water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x6)
- By that time the wind had freshened, and it was impossible to put back for him." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. «Freshen up» is a phrasal verb (wash and tidy). Noun: freshener (air freshener). Related adjective: fresh.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «freshen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«freshen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/freshen.html) on Mova free.