English-Thai Dictionary

straighten

VI กลายเป็น ตรง  klai-pen-trong

 

straighten

VT ทำให้ ตรง  align rectify set right tam-hai-trong

 

straighten out

PHRV ทำให้ กระจ่าง  ทำให้ เข้าใจ มากขึ้น  sort out tam-hai-kra-jang

 

straighten out

PHRV ทำให้ ตรง ขึ้น  ยืด ให้ ตรง  tam-hai-trong-kuan

 

straighten out

PHRV ทำให้ ประพฤติ ถูกต้อง  sort out tam-hai-pra-prued-tuk-tong

 

straighten up

PHRV ยืดตัว ขึ้น  yud-tua-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRAIGHTEN

v.t. 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
2. To make narrow, tense or close; to tighten.
3. To reduce to difficulties or distress.

 

STRAIGHTENED

pp. Made straight; made narrow.

 

STRAIGHTENER

n.He or that which straightens.

 

STRAIGHTENING

ppr. Making straight or narrow.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRAIGHTEN

Straight "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straighted; p. pr. & vb. n.Straighting.]

 

1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.

 

2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account. To straighten one's face, to cease laughing or smiling, etc. , and compose one's features.

 

STRAIGHTEN

STRAIGHTEN Straight "en, v. t.

 

Defn: A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.]

 

STRAIGHTENER

STRAIGHTENER Straight "en *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, straightens.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

straighten

straight en |ˈstrātn ˈstreɪtn | ▶verb make or become straight: [ with obj. ] : she helped him straighten his tie | [ no obj. ] : where the river straightened he took his chance to check the barometer. • [ with obj. ] make tidy or put in order again: he sat down at his desk, straightening his things that Lee had moved | they are asking for help in straightening out their lives. • [ no obj. ] stand or sit erect after bending: he straightened up, using the bedside table for support. • [ no obj. ] (straighten up ) (of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft ) stop turning and move in a straight line. DERIVATIVES straight en er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

straighten

straight ¦en |ˈstreɪt (ə )n | ▶verb 1 make or become straight: [ with obj. ] : she helped him straighten his tie | [ no obj. ] : here the road straightens and its verges widen. • [ no obj. ] stand or sit erect after bending: he slowly straightened up, using the table for support. • [ no obj. ] (straighten up ) (of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft ) stop turning and move in a straight line. 2 [ with obj. ] make tidy or put in order again: he sat down at his desk, straightening his things that Lee had moved | they are asking for help in straightening out their lives. DERIVATIVES straightener noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

straighten

straighten verb 1 Rory straightened his tie: make straight, adjust, arrange, rearrange, (make ) tidy, spruce up. 2 we must straighten things out with Violet: put /set right, sort out, clear up, settle, resolve, put in order, regularize, rectify, remedy; informal patch up. 3 he straightened up: stand up (straight ), stand upright.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

straighten

straighten verb 1 Rory straightened his tie | she brushed her hair and straightened her clothing: make straight, align; adjust, arrange, rearrange, tidy, make tidy, neaten, spruce up; uncoil, unkink, uncurl. 2 he didn't know how to straighten things out with Viola: put /set right, sort out, iron out, clear up, settle, resolve, find a solution to, put in order, tidy up, regulate, regularize, rectify, repair, remedy; disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, untangle; informal patch up. ANTONYMS confuse, complicate. 3 he straightened up, using the bedside table for support: stand up, stand up straight, stand upright, straighten one's back. ANTONYMS bend over.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

straighten

straight en /stréɪt (ə )n /→straight 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉〈物 体など 〉をまっすぐにする (out , up )▸ straighten the bicycle's bent fender 自転車の曲がった泥よけを伸ばす ▸ straighten one's spine 背筋をしゃんと伸ばす 2 〈物 部屋など 〉を整理 [整頓 ]する , きちんと片づける (up )▸ straighten up the table 食卓の上を片づける 自動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (背筋を伸ばして )まっすぐになる, (かがんだ状態から )体をまっすぐにする (up ).2 〈道などが 〉まっすぐになる (out ).str à ighten A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 A 〈混乱 難局 問題など 〉を収拾する, 解決する, 直す ▸ straighten out the misunderstanding 誤解を解く 3 A 〈人 〉を矯正する, まともな人間にする .str à ighten ú p 1 ↑自動詞 1 .2 ｟米 ｠(行動を )きちんとする, まじめになる .