American English pronunciation
How to pronounce widen
IPA transcription: ['waɪdən]
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Verb
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extend in scope or range or area
“The law was extended to all citizens”
“widen the range of applications”
“broaden your horizon”
“Extend your backyard”
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become broader or wider or more extensive
“The road widened”
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make (clothes) larger
“Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight”
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make wider
“widen the road”
Usage examples
- The boundaries of existing county boroughs were also widened.
- An extra lane is added on the left, widening the freeway to four lanes.
- Sparse connectivity allows us to widen the network without increasing the number of parameters.
- Sparse connectivity allows us to widen the network without increasing the number of parameters.
- This widened the front gap in the area of Grudusk.
- The name is derived from the Iroquois word "Ahwaga", meaning "where the valley widens.
- Sparse connectivity allows us to widen the network without increasing the number of parameters.
- This is because of a widening project.
- Under Neil Kinnock, Labour attempted to widen its electoral support from narrow class divisions.
- These houses were earmarked to be demolished to make way for the road-widening works.