To make our house payments, we're going to have to tighten our belts.
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Tighten
//ˈtaɪ.tən//
Synonyms for "tighten" (109 found)
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78 translations across 31 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- ngushtoj verb (to make tighter)
- ngushtoj verb (to become tighter)
- shtrejtoj verb (to become tighter)
- shtrejtoj verb (to raise interest rate)
Arabic
3 entries- حَبَكَ verb (to make tighter)
- شَدَّ verb (to make tighter)
- ضَيَّقَ verb (to make tighter)
Assamese
1 entries- কচা verb (to make tighter)
Bulgarian
4 entries- опъвам verb (to make tighter)
- опъвам се verb (to become tighter)
- стягам verb (to make tighter)
- стягам се verb (to become tighter)
Czech
2 entries- dotáhnout verb (to make tighter)
- utáhnout verb (to make tighter)
Dutch
3 entries- aandraaien verb (to make tighter)
- strakker doen verb (to make tighter)
- strakker maken verb (to make tighter)
Finnish
4 entries- kiristyä verb (to become tighter)
- kiristää verb (to make tighter)
- kiristää verb (to make money harder to obtain)
- korottaa verb (to raise interest rate)
French
3 entries- resserrer les taux verb (to raise interest rate)
- se resserrer verb (to become tighter)
- serrer verb (to make tighter)
Friulian
2 entries- strengi verb (to make tighter)
- strenzi verb (to make tighter)
German
2 entries- anziehen verb (to make tighter)
- straffen verb (to make tighter)
Greek
1 entries- σφίγγω verb (to make tighter)
Hungarian
2 entries- feszül verb (to become tighter)
- szorít verb (to make tighter)
Ingrian
3 entries- kuristaa verb (to make tighter)
- kuristua verb (to become tighter)
- tiukata verb (to make tighter)
Irish
2 entries- dlúthaigh verb (to make tighter)
- dlúthaigh verb (to become tighter)
Italian
1 entries- stringere verb (to make tighter)
Ladin
2 entries- strenje verb (to make tighter)
- strenjer verb (to make tighter)
Latin
1 entries- stringō verb (to make tighter)
Lithuanian
1 entries- veržti verb (to make tighter)
Marathi
2 entries- घट्ट करणे verb (to make tighter)
- घट्ट होणे verb (to become tighter)
Māori
3 entries- nonoti verb (to make tighter)
- whakakikī verb (to make tighter)
- whakawhena verb (to make tighter)
Neapolitan
1 entries- strenge verb (to make tighter)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- usasanya verb (to make tighter)
Polish
2 entries- zacieśniać verb (to make tighter)
- zacieśniać się verb (to become tighter)
Portuguese
1 entries- apertar verb (to make tighter)
Romanian
1 entries- strânge verb (to make tighter)
Russian
4 entries- затя́гивать verb (to make tighter)
- затя́гиваться verb (to become tighter)
- затяну́ть verb (to make tighter)
- затяну́ться verb (to become tighter)
Spanish
4 entries- ajustar verb (to make tighter)
- apretar verb (to make tighter)
- ceñir verb (to make tighter)
- cinchar verb (to make tighter)
Swedish
1 entries- dra åt verb (to make tighter)
Turkish
4 entries- daralmak verb (to become tighter)
- darlaşmak verb (to become tighter)
- kısmak verb (to make money harder to obtain)
- sıkmak verb (to make tighter)
Tày
1 entries- bọp verb (to make tighter)
Western Bukidnon Manobo
1 entries- heɣet verb (to make tighter)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tighten the strap around the suitcase.
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I have to tighten my belt.
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Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.
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