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)

1. Made soft.
2. (linguistics) aspirated.

Verb

softened

1. simple past and past participle of soften