Verb
lichten
to thin out; to clear; to make sparse
B1
rank #10,521
Meanings
Verb
- to thin out; to clear; to make sparse
- to thin out; to be cleared; to become sparse (usually slowly)
- to become light, bright (usually slowly)
- to become bright; to lose sternness
- to weigh (the anchor)
In a sentence
Der Sturm hat den alten Wald stark gelichtet.
The storm thinned out the old forest considerably.
Forms
lichtenlichtetlichtetehat gelichtet (+ Akkusativ) | lichtenlichtetlichtetehat gelichtet