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wid·en
(wīd′n)tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens
To make or become wide or wider.
wid′en·er n.
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widen
(ˈwaɪdən)vb
to make or become wide or wider
ˈwidener n
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wid•en
(ˈwaɪd n)v.t., v.i.
to make or become wide or wider; broaden.
[1600–10]
wid′en•er, n.
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widen
Past participle: widened
Gerund: widening
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| Verb | 1. | widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" |
| 2. | widen - make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" | |
| 3. | widen - make wider; "widen the road" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" white out - widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads | |
| 4. | widen - 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" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" territorialise, territorialize - extend by adding territory globalise, globalize - make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" expand, extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination" |
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widen
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
widen
verb1. To make or become broad or broader:
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Translations
يُوَسِّع
rozšířit
blive brederegøre bredere
laajentaalaajentualeventää
élargirs’élargir
kiszélesítszélesít
víkka
razširiti
genişle mek
widen
[ˈwaɪdn]A. VT
1. (lit) [+ road, river, sleeve] → ensanchar
B. VI
1. (lit) (also widen out) → ensancharse
the passage widens out into a cave → el pasillo se ensancha para formar una caverna
the passage widens out into a cave → el pasillo se ensancha para formar una caverna
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
widen
[ˈwaɪdən] vt
[+ road, pavement, river] → élargir
They're widening the road to make another lane → Ils élargissent la route pour faire une autre voie.
They're widening the road to make another lane → Ils élargissent la route pour faire une autre voie.
[+ experience, knowledge] → accroître
They could widen their experience by going on a course → Ils pouvaient accroître leur expérience en suivant un stage.
They could widen their experience by going on a course → Ils pouvaient accroître leur expérience en suivant un stage.
[+ gap] → élargir; [+ difference] → accroître
These policies will widen the gap between the rich and the poor → Ces politiques élargiront le fossé entre riches et pauvres.
These policies will widen the gap between the rich and the poor → Ces politiques élargiront le fossé entre riches et pauvres.
vi
[river, road] → s'élargir
[gap] → s'élargir; [difference] → s'accroître
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
widen
vt road → verbreitern; passage, scope → erweitern; circle of friends → vergrößern; appeal → erhöhen; knowledge etc → erweitern
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wide
(waid) adjective1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.
2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?
3. great or large. He won by a wide margin.
4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching.
adverb with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide.
ˈwidely adverbˈwiden verb
to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here.
ˈwideness nounwidth (widθ) noun
1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths.
2. the state of being wide.
ˌwide-ˈranging adjective (of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc.
ˈwidespread adjective spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease.
give a wide berth (to) to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.
wide apart a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart.
wide awake fully awake.
wide open fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep.
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widen
v. ensanchar, extender.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
widen
vt ensanchar, hacer más anchoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.