strengthens
- 1Third-person singular simple present of strengthen.
The new treaty strengthens ties between the two nations.
Adding rebar strengthens the concrete foundation considerably.
Note
The -s form does double duty, because strengthen works both with an object and without one. With an object, one thing strengthens another: a treaty strengthens ties, new evidence strengthens a case. Without one, the subject itself grows stronger, and nothing follows the verb. To tell which reading you have, check whether anything comes after the verb that is being made stronger.
As the storm moves north, the wind strengthens.
Her resolve strengthens with every setback.
strengthens is a form of strengthen
strengthen, verb: To make someone or something stronger, or to add strength to it. Full entry
- Forms
- strengthenstrengthens he/she/itstrengthening -ing formstrengthened past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- strengthen → strengthens: add -s
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