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Webster 1913 Edition
Widen
Wid′en
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Widened
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Widening
.] To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of;
as, to
widen
a field; to widen
a breach; to widen
a stocking.Wid′en
,Verb.
I.
To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
Arches
widen
, and long aisles extend. Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Widen
WIDEN
,Verb.
T.
WIDEN
,Verb.
I.
And arches widen, and long aisles extend.
Definition 2024
Widen
widen
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See also: Widen
English
Verb
widen (third-person singular simple present widens, present participle widening, simple past and past participle widened)
- (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
- His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
- (transitive) To make wide or wider.
- 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport:
- But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.
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- (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
- She widened his trousers for him.
- (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
- The police widened their enquiries.
Translations
to become wider
|
to make wider
|
to let out clothes
to broaden or extend