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Meanings of neaten in English

Portuguese
arrumar
Catalan
arranjar
Spanish
limpiar

Put (things or places) in order.

      arrumar
      Portuguese
      cuidar-se
      Catalan
      empolistrar-se
      Spanish
      almohazar

      Care for one's external appearance.

            cuidar-se
            Usage of neaten in English
            1
            Work around the edge with a table knife, to neaten.
            Radio NZ
            2
            Not all of us can or want to neaten up the rough edges of our lives.
            The Guardian
            3
            She automatically pats her hair to neaten it.
            Getting old is tres dangereux
            4
            Carefully trim the overhanging pastry to neaten.
            The Guardian
            5
            Trim the fish fillets to neaten the edges, then remove any pin bones with a pair of kitchen tweezers.
            Cooking for friends
            6
            With the back of a large spoon, neaten the edges and lightly press the potatoes to make a flat cake.
            Reuters
            7
            When you're happy with the size, neaten the edges of the cross with a scissors and tie them with elastic.
            The Irish Times
            8
            Roll each piece lightly between your palms to neaten the shape (you don't have to make perfect rounds).
            Cooking for friends
            9
            The earth swallowed them back and smoothed over them as if a giant hand had come to neaten everything up.
            The Killing Dance
            10
            The New Yorker, March 31, 1997 P. 78 While talking to my mother I neaten things.
            The new yorker
            11
            Make sure your CV is updated and neaten up your online image before you reach out to recruitment agencies within the area.
            The South African
            12
            The only time I see him in even vague bad humour is when a wardrobe assistant tries to neaten a dancer's hair.
            The Guardian
            13
            He hadn't shaved off the beard, though he'd obviously done his best to neaten it up, and he'd made an attempt at combing his hair.
            The dark griffin
            14
            He had less than an hour's work, mostly neatening up the edges.
            Jem
            15
            As the message played, Langdon quickly put away the playbill, neatening the desk.
            Inferno
            16
            She neatened the blanket and climbed to the bedroom on the top floor.
            The lovers
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            Translations for neaten
            Neaten through the time