Definition
Obsolete or dialectal past tense of dim; made less bright or clear.
Etymology
From dim + -et (archaic past tense suffix). This form reflects Middle English and Early Modern English verb conjugations that have been largely replaced by -ed endings.
Kelly Says
Words like dimmet show how English verbs have been standardizing over centuries—Old English had dozens of different past tense patterns, but we've gradually shifted almost everything to simple -ed, making the language more predictable.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অন্ধকার করা
ondho-kar kor-a
CACatalà
dimming
dim-ming
CSČeština
zhasnout
zha-nout
ELΕλληνικά
να σβήνουν
na svē-noon
ESEspañol
oscurecer
o-skur-seh-er
FAفارسی
تیره تر
ti-re ter
FISuomi
himmentää
him-men-taa
HEעברית
להעמעם
le-ha-am-em
HIहिन्दी
अंधेरा करना
an-dhe-ra ka-rna
HUMagyar
elhalványítani
el-ha-lván-yí-tani
IDBahasa Indonesia
memburamkan
mem-bu-ram-kan
ITItaliano
oscurare
o-skua-reh
KO한국어
흐리게 하다
hwi-ri-ge ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengecilkan
men-ge-ci-l-kan
NLNederlands
dimmen
dim-men
PLPolski
przyciemniać
pri-jem-nia-ć
PTPortuguês
diminuir
di-mi-nu-ir
RORomână
a diminua
a di-mi-nua
RUРусский
приглушить
pri-glu-shit
SWKiswahili
dimmer
dim-mer
TAதமிழ்
மறைக்க
ma-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గించు
tag-gin-chu
THไทย
ทำให้มืด
thae-hae meut
TRTürkçe
kısaltmak
ki-sal-tmak
UKУкраїнська
приглушити
pri-glu-shit
VITiếng Việt
làm mờ
lam mo