softened
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒfənd/, enPR: sŏf′ənd
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɔfənd/, enPR: sôf′ənd
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsɑfənd/, enPR: sŏf′ənd
- Hyphenation: soft‧ened
Adjective
softened (comparative more softened, superlative most softened)
- Made soft.
- (linguistics) aspirated.
Verb
softened
- simple past and past participle of soften