sweetened

«sweetened» in Mova's school dictionary: Made sweet by adding sugar, honey or another sweet thing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb, past tense and past participle of «sweeten» (sweeten, sweetens, sweetened, sweetening); adjective (sweetened)

meaning for a pupil

1) Made sweet by adding sugar, honey or another sweet thing. tree →

2) Made more pleasant or more attractive, like a deal that has been sweetened with a bonus. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and food lessons pupils compare «sweetened» drinks (with added sugar) and «unsweetened» ones; labels say «no added sugar». In everyday talk «they sweetened the deal» means they added something to make an offer better. Phrases: «sweetened with honey», «artificially sweetened», «sweetened drinks», «sweetened the deal».

examples

• She sweetened her tea with honey. tree →
• Sweetened drinks are bad for your teeth. tree →
• This yoghurt is sweetened with fruit. tree →
• The shop sweetened the deal by adding a free toy. tree →
• Choose unsweetened cereal for a healthier breakfast. tree →
• Some drinks are artificially sweetened. tree →
• The tart was sweetened with apples. tree →
• This took him some time, but at length he came to a lake whose waters were sweetened with sugar. tree →

note

Regular verb: sweeten → sweetened. Opposite: «unsweetened». Read labels: «sweetened» means sugar or sweetener was added. Do not mix up «sweetener» (a sweet substance) and «sweetened».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sweetened» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.