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# straighten

verb (straighten, straightens, straightened, straightening)

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

## Everyday

1. To make something straight, or to become straight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#m1)
2. (straighten up) To stand up straight, or to make a place tidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#m2)
3. (straighten out) To fix a problem or misunderstanding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, you straighten your tie, a picture on the wall or your back; «straighten up your room» means tidy it. In feelings lessons, «straighten things out» means talk to fix a quarrel. In health, braces straighten teeth. Phrases: «straighten up», «straighten out», «straighten your back».

### Examples

- Straighten your back when you sit at your desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x1)
- Please straighten the books on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x2)
- Braces will straighten your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x3)
- The picture is crooked — can you straighten it? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x4)
- Let's straighten out this misunderstanding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x5)
- He straightened up and smiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x6)
- Straighten the wire before you use it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x7)
- Mum told us to straighten up the playroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straighten/#x8)

### Note

The gh is silent: said «STRAY-tun». Adjective: «straight» (homophone «strait», a narrow sea passage). Opposite: bend.

## On Mova

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