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softened en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɔfənd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɑfənd/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • sŏf′ənd (cot-caught-merger)
  • sôf′ənd (General-American)
  • /ˈsɒfənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • sŏf′ənd (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. Made soft.
  2. aspirated.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most softened Degree=Sup lexicographic
more softened Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonsoftened · softened water · unsoftened · presoftened

softened en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɔfənd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɑfənd/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • sŏf′ənd (cot-caught-merger)
  • sôf′ənd (General-American)
  • /ˈsɒfənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • sŏf′ənd (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of soften
    form of soften