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Please neaten your desk before recess.
What does Neaten mean?
Neaten means to make tidy.
Dictionary definition
To make something clean, tidy, or more orderly.
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The team worked together to neaten the art supplies after class.
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A writer may neaten a draft by organizing ideas and fixing small mistakes.
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Mess up contrasts with the meaning of neaten.
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MeaningNeaten means to make tidy.
ExampleExample: Please neaten your desk before recess.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- nee · tun
- Strongest beat
- nee
- Ending
- tun
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on nee.
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mess upUse for making something disorderly.
scatterUse for spreading things around carelessly.
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Neaten word family
Base word
neaten
verb
neatened
Made tidy or orderly.
verb
neatening
Making something tidy.
verb
neatens
Makes tidy or orderly.
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