Thickens Meaning in English

word · lemma: thicken

US

ˈθɪkənz

THIK-enz

UK

θˈɪkənz

THIK-enz

التعريف

'Thickens' is the third person form of 'thicken.' It means something becomes thicker, less liquid, or more dense. It can also be used figuratively to mean a situation is becoming more complicated.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used both literally (for liquids, sauces) and figuratively ("the plot thickens" = things become more complicated). Commonly appears in cooking and storytelling. Not used for physical objects unless describing consistency. Don't confuse with 'thickets' (dense bushes).

• Spanish: espesa - se vuelve más denso (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): engrossa - fica mais denso (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): engrossa - torna-se mais denso (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 变稠 - 变浓（引申义）
• Chinese (Traditional): 變稠 - 變濃（引申義）
• Hindi: गाढ़ा होता है - जटिल होता है (रूपक)
• Arabic: يَكثُف - يصبح أكثر تعقيدًا (مجازي)
• Bengali: ঘন হয় - ঘনভব হয় (আলোচনায়)
• Russian: густеет
• Japanese: 濃くなる - 複雑になる (比喩表現)
• Vietnamese: đặc lại - trở nên phức tạp (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 걸쭉해진다 - 복잡해진다 (비유적)
• Turkish: koyulaşır - karmaşıklaşır (mecaz olarak)
• Urdu: گاڑھا ہوجاتا ہے - پیچیدہ ہوجاتا ہے (مجازی)
• Indonesian: mengental - menjadi rumit (kiasan)

جمل نموذجية

The soup thickens as it cooks.

basic

When you add flour, the sauce thickens.

basic

Paint thickens if left open too long.

basic

The plot thickens as more secrets are revealed.

natural

Traffic always thickens right before rush hour.

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It starts slow but the tension really thickens in the middle of the movie.

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