(transitive) To cause to become straight.
Used in a Sentence
straightened
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for straightened.
Editorial note
If you were sloppy at the start and straightened up later, too bad, the feds know who you are now.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To cause to become straight.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of straightened gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To become straight.
(transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for straightened.
verb
(transitive) To cause to become straight.
verb
(intransitive) To become straight.
verb
(transitive) To put in order; to sort; to tidy up.
verb
(transitive) To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience).
Example sentences
If you were sloppy at the start and straightened up later, too bad, the feds know who you are now.
It is just like sticking horseshoe magnet to a piece of metal with its tips is much stronger than sticking it with its back, just now the horseshoe is straightened.
Sidney Poitier played a doctor in No Way Out in 1950, and his hair doesn't appear to have been straightened.
For months, I kept calling and (foolishly) believed them when they said it would be straightened out soon...
Hopefully as you grow larger thinks like that will be straightened out.
You may need to use a pen or a straightened paper clip.
It was clear to me that getting well was the only hope I had of ever getting my finances straightened out.
It might not have straightened my teeth and cleared my acne, but daily walking + listening to podcasts pulls me out of my own head.
They probably could have ported their entire stack to open source alternatives in the time it's taken just to get our SQL Server licenses straightened out.
I had braces for six years, and if I had to get my teeth straightened today, I would probably go this route.
Presumably they'll get that straightened out one of these days.
Once the laws are straightened out, I see no reason why big agribusiness won't completely crush all the startups entering this space.
Quote examples
It is proven that "loops" (the ways crossing each other) can be straightened, and the new version will be shorter.
Instead of "You'll have to talk to accounts payable about that." it becomes, "Crap, my project is going to slip, I better walk over to accounts payable and get this straightened out."
Sony and Twitter couldn't figure it out over the phone, so Sony sends the official letter saying, "here's why we're upset, this is what we want you to do about it, if you don't we will climb the legal ladder some more until it's all straightened out."
"It seems Apple has started down a slippery slope." A more reasonable interpretation is that there was a vaguely defined rule that was applied in a silly way and it will all be straightened out as we might expect and has happened in the past.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use straightened in a sentence?
If you were sloppy at the start and straightened up later, too bad, the feds know who you are now.
What does straightened mean?
(transitive) To cause to become straight.
What part of speech is straightened?
straightened is commonly used as verb.