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Pronunciation / Transliteration: biàn àn
"天空开始变暗。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make or become dark or darker.
"As the sun set, the sky began to darken." - 2
To obscure or make less visible.
"The clouds darkened the view of the mountains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'darken' originates from the Old English 'deorcian', which means to make dark. It evolved through Middle English as 'derken', reflecting a shift in usage from simply describing the absence of light to also implying the act of making something less bright or more obscure.
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Assombrir
Transliteration: a.sɔ̃.bʁiʁ
"Le ciel a commencé à assombrir."
Dunkeln
Transliteration: ˈdʊŋ.kln̩
"Der Himmel begann zu dunkeln."
Scurire
Transliteration: skuˈri.re
"Il cielo ha cominciato a scurire."
Oscurecer
Transliteration: os.ku.ɾeˈθeɾ
"El cielo comenzó a oscurecer."
Escurecer
Transliteration: is.ku.ɾeˈseʁ
"O céu começou a escurecer."
अंधेरा करना
Transliteration: Andhera karna
"आसमान अंधेरा होने लगा।"
变暗
Transliteration: biàn àn
"天空开始变暗。"
어두워지다
Transliteration: eoduwojida
"하늘이 어두워지기 시작했다."
暗くする
Transliteration: kuraku suru
"空が暗くなり始めた。"
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