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neat·en

(nēt′n)

tr.v. neat·ened, neat·en·ing, neat·ens

To put into order; make neat.

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neaten

(ˈniːtən)

(tr) to make neat; tidy

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

neat•en

(ˈnit n)

v.t.

to make neat.

[1895–1900]

neaten

Past participle: neatened
Gerund: neatening

Imperative
neaten
neaten

Present
I neaten
you neaten
he/she/it neatens
we neaten
you neaten
they neaten

Preterite
I neatened
you neatened
he/she/it neatened
we neatened
you neatened
they neatened

Present Continuous
I am neatening
you are neatening
he/she/it is neatening
we are neatening
you are neatening
they are neatening

Present Perfect
I have neatened
you have neatened
he/she/it has neatened
we have neatened
you have neatened
they have neatened

Past Continuous
I was neatening
you were neatening
he/she/it was neatening
we were neatening
you were neatening
they were neatening

Past Perfect
I had neatened
you had neatened
he/she/it had neatened
we had neatened
you had neatened
they had neatened

Future
I will neaten
you will neaten
he/she/it will neaten
we will neaten
you will neaten
they will neaten

Future Perfect
I will have neatened
you will have neatened
he/she/it will have neatened
we will have neatened
you will have neatened
they will have neatened

Future Continuous
I will be neatening
you will be neatening
he/she/it will be neatening
we will be neatening
you will be neatening
they will be neatening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been neatening
you have been neatening
he/she/it has been neatening
we have been neatening
you have been neatening
they have been neatening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been neatening
you will have been neatening
he/she/it will have been neatening
we will have been neatening
you will have been neatening
they will have been neatening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been neatening
you had been neatening
he/she/it had been neatening
we had been neatening
you had been neatening
they had been neatening

Conditional
I would neaten
you would neaten
he/she/it would neaten
we would neaten
you would neaten
they would neaten

Past Conditional
I would have neatened
you would have neatened
he/she/it would have neatened
we would have neatened
you would have neatened
they would have neatened

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Verb	1.	neaten - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" clean up, square away, tidy, tidy up, straighten, straighten out make up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
	2.	neaten - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" groom cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" shave - remove body hair with a razor comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" mousse, gel - apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" pomade - apply pomade to (hair) clean up - make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party" make up - apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning" manicure - care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. barber - perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of pedicure - care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. doll up, glam up, pretty up, do up - use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" perfume, scent - apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

neaten

verb tidy up, trim, clean up, groom, tidy, spruce up, smarten up, put in order, put to rights, make neat, straighten out or up, arrange Trim and neaten the edges of the fabric.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

neaten

verb

1. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.Also used with up:

clean (up), clear (up), police, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up).

2. To make neat and trim; make presentable.Also used with up:

clean (up), freshen (up), groom, slick up, spruce (up), tidy (up), trig (out), trim.

Translations

neaten

[ˈniːtn] VT [+ desk] → arreglar, ordenar; [+ handwriting] → esmerarse con
she neatened her skirt → se alisó la falda
to neaten one's hair → arreglarse el pelo, retocarse el peinado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

neaten

vt (also neaten up) → in Ordnung bringen; phrasing → glätten

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