widen
pronunciation
How to pronounce widen in British English:
UK [ˈwaɪdn]
How to pronounce widen in American English:
US [ˈwaɪdn]
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- Verb:
- become broader or wider or more extensive
- make (clothes) larger
- make wider
- extend in scope or range or area
Word Origin
- widen (v.)
- c. 1600 (transitive), from wide + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1709. Related: Widened; widening.
Example
- 1. Zoom out.ask questions that widen your current perspective .
- 2. The gap between rich and poor has continued to widen .
- 3. Natural grooves in the brain widen .
- 4. The development of cloned animals dramatically narrows the genetic base on which our food production relies , just when we need to widen it .
- 5. In the years after , that gap is forecast to widen .