to neaten
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3.7
- verb
- /ˈniːtən/
:
ordenar
- If you find any bits that you want to pin back or neaten up, just grab a Bobby pin like this and just put it in place.
- neaten his hair
I mean, it's, it's a, it's a, it's a yeah, it's an neatening your code when you're gone.
- I mean, it's, it's a, it's a, it's a yeah, it's an neatening your code when you're gone.
Examples
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And what I've done is I've neatened up all the end bits, so it's all looking very nice indeed.
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Mother sent me to neaten up.
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I'm going to take a wipe and neaten the edges up.
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She neatened the office, filled her briefcase with paperwork to do at home, and opened the door in time to greet the mailman.
Fiction book (2001) -
Joanne busied herself neatening her mother's bedcovers, plumping up pillows, remaining silent.
Fiction book (2001) -
Jeff had neatened up his beard with a pair of nail scissors, and Lucilla had ironed his one clean shirt and salvaged his tidiest pair of jeans from the pile of clothes on the laundry floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
She asked her children to neaten their rooms before the guests arrived.
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He quickly neatened the papers on his desk before the meeting began.
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The gardener will neaten the flower beds by trimming the overgrown edges.
Synonyms
662
1.6
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
433
1.0
To make a room or area free of dirt and tidy by removing mess
162
1.7
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
161
1.6
Make a place or things tidy and in order
100
3.1
To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see
48
2.6
Tidy a bed or room so it looks neat
43
3.4
To change the way something is arranged to make it work better
42
1.0
To make a place neat by putting things away
32
1.5
Make a room or desk neat by putting things in their right place
18
3.6
To make something tidy and ready to use
13
3.8
To make yourself or a place look cleaner and nicer
12
3.2
To make a place tidy and organized
8
2.7
Make a room neat by putting things away
4
2.1
To make things tidy and put them in their places
3
8.0
To make something look neater and more attractive with small changes
3
3.9
To make someone or something look neater and more attractive
1
7.2
Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things
1
4.1
To remove things you do not need to make a place tidy and easier to use
1
4.8
Make yourself or a place look neater and more stylish
To arrange things in a clear, ordered way for easy use
To tidy a messy place and put things in order
To make a place or yourself neat and look nicer
Antonyms
How Tidy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neaten is made from neat (meaning 'tidy') plus the verb ending -en (meaning 'make'), the same ending you see in shorten and brighten. So to neaten something is to 'make it tidy'.