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/ˈb r ī t ə n z/

brīght-ens

IO_TWO_CONSONANTS

I and O can make their long sounds when followed by two consonants (e.g. find, old).

SCHWA_RULE

Any vowel in an unstressed syllable may reduce to schwa (/ə/).

GH_PATTERNS

Patterns like OUGH, IGHT, AUGH appear at word ends or before T. GH is silent or says /f/.

Base Form

Past Tense

Past Participle

Present Participle

3rd Person Singular

Plural

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