smarten

[US]/'smɑːt(ə)n/
[UK]/'smɑrtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. tidy up; make neat and stylish; make smarter
vi. dress up; become more lively and cheerful; become more intelligent
Word Forms
Past Participlesmartened
Present Participlesmartening
Past Tensesmartened
Third Person Singularsmartens
Pluralsmartens

Phrases & Collocations

smarten up

smarten your appearance

smarten the room

Example Sentences

You need to smarten (yourself) up before you go out.

You’ll have to smarten up if you want to pass those exams.

The hotel has been smartened up by the new owners.

She did her best to smarten her husband up.

if there was water to spare I would smarten up and shave.

if you don't smarten up soon, you'll find yourself out on the street.

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