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Neaten is an English word with synonyms like tidy or embellish. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Neaten in a sentence

Neaten meaning

  1. To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
  2. To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.

Synonyms of Neaten

tidy embellish beautify fancify groom order square away straighten out straighten clean up tidy up prettify

Related words

Other words often associated with Neaten or its synonyms:

improve ameliorate better amend decorate adorn grace lard overdraw hand ordering state

Using Neaten

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy. | To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.
  • Useful related words include: tidy, embellish, beautify, fancify.
  • In the example corpus, neaten often appears in combinations such as: to neaten.

Context around Neaten

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 12.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Neaten

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

breakthrough can neaten a desk 1× out to neaten your flower 1× time to neaten up outdoor 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in late summer 1× she also recommends 1× this breakthrough can 1×

Common sentence endings:

least one cable 1× up outdoor spaces 1× your flower gardens 1×

Words around Neaten

Just before it in the word index:

neate 7 neatby 4 neat 507 nease 2 neasden 2 neasa 4

Just after it in the word index:

neater 5 neatest 6 neath 39 neathery 2 neatly 292 neatness 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Neaten

  • In this selection, "neaten" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 12.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include breakthrough can neaten a desk and out to neaten your flower. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "neaten" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with neaten

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She also recommends taking time to neaten up outdoor spaces. (10 words)

In late summer and autumn, don’t rush out to “neaten” your flower gardens. (14 words)

This breakthrough can neaten a desk by getting rid of at least one cable. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In late summer and autumn, don’t rush out to “neaten” your flower gardens. (14 words)

This breakthrough can neaten a desk by getting rid of at least one cable. (14 words)

She also recommends taking time to neaten up outdoor spaces. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

In late summer and autumn, don’t rush out to “neaten” your flower gardens.

This breakthrough can neaten a desk by getting rid of at least one cable.

She also recommends taking time to neaten up outdoor spaces.

Common combinations with neaten

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to neaten 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "neaten" in a sentence?
An example: "In late summer and autumn, don’t rush out to “neaten” your flower gardens." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "neaten" from authentic English texts.
What does "neaten" mean?
Neaten means: To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
What are synonyms of "neaten"?
Common synonyms of "neaten" include: tidy, embellish, beautify, fancify, groom, order, square away, straighten out. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "neaten" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "neaten", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.