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widen
wid·en W0148300 (wīd′n)tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens To make or become wide or wider.
wid′en·er n.widen (ˈwaɪdən) vbto make or become wide or wider ˈwidener nwid•en (ˈwaɪd n)
v.t., v.i. to make or become wide or wider; broaden. [1600–10] wid′en•er, n. widen
Past participle: widened
Gerund: widening
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| I widen | | you widen | | he/she/it widens | | we widen | | you widen | | they widen |
| Preterite |
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| I widened | | you widened | | he/she/it widened | | we widened | | you widened | | they widened |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am widening | | you are widening | | he/she/it is widening | | we are widening | | you are widening | | they are widening |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have widened | | you have widened | | he/she/it has widened | | we have widened | | you have widened | | they have widened |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was widening | | you were widening | | he/she/it was widening | | we were widening | | you were widening | | they were widening |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had widened | | you had widened | | he/she/it had widened | | we had widened | | you had widened | | they had widened |
| Future |
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| I will widen | | you will widen | | he/she/it will widen | | we will widen | | you will widen | | they will widen |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have widened | | you will have widened | | he/she/it will have widened | | we will have widened | | you will have widened | | they will have widened |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be widening | | you will be widening | | he/she/it will be widening | | we will be widening | | you will be widening | | they will be widening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been widening | | you have been widening | | he/she/it has been widening | | we have been widening | | you have been widening | | they have been widening |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been widening | | you will have been widening | | he/she/it will have been widening | | we will have been widening | | you will have been widening | | they will have been widening |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been widening | | you had been widening | | he/she/it had been widening | | we had been widening | | you had been widening | | they had been widening |
| Conditional |
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| I would widen | | you would widen | | he/she/it would widen | | we would widen | | you would widen | | they would widen |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have widened | | you would have widened | | he/she/it would have widened | | we would have widened | | you would have widened | | they would have widened |
Thesaurus| 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"flare out, flare - become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out"dilate, distend - become wider; "His pupils were dilated"narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" | | 2. | widen - make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"let outvary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" | | 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"extend, broadenincrease - 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 territoryglobalise, 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" |
widenverb1. broaden, expand, enlarge, dilate, spread, extend, stretch, open wide, open out or up He had an operation to widen an artery in his heart.
broaden reduce, narrow, shrink, diminish, tighten, compress, constrict2. get wider, spread, extend, expand, broaden, open wide, open out or up The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
get wider contract, narrow, shrink, diminish, tightenwidenverb1. To make or become broad or broader:broaden.2. To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive:broaden, expand, extend.Translationswide (waid) adjective1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise. 寬闊的 宽阔的2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it? 寬度 宽度3. great or large. He won by a wide margin. 大的 广大的4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching. 廣泛的 广泛的 adverb with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide. (眼睛)張大地 （眼睛）张得很大地 ˈwidely adverb 寬闊地，廣泛地 广泛地ˈwiden verb to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here. 加寬，變寬，更寬 加宽ˈwideness noun 寬闊 扩大width (widθ) noun1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths. 寬度 宽度2. the state of being wide. 寬闊 广阔ˌwide-ˈranging adjective (of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc. (興趣等)廣泛的 广泛的ˈwidespread adjective spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease. 普遍的 普遍的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. 遠離 远离wide apart a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart. 張得很開 保持距离，离得很远 wide awake fully awake. 完全清醒的 完全清醒的wide open fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep. 敞開，大開 敞开，大开 IdiomsSeewiden (one's) horizonsEncyclopediaSeewideWIDEN
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widen
Related to widen: Wisden, WildenSynonyms for widenverb broadenSynonyms- broaden
- expand
- enlarge
- dilate
- spread
- extend
- stretch
- open wide
- open out or up
Antonyms- reduce
- narrow
- shrink
- diminish
- tighten
- compress
- constrict
verb get widerSynonyms- get wider
- spread
- extend
- expand
- broaden
- open wide
- open out or up
Antonyms- contract
- narrow
- shrink
- diminish
- tighten
Synonyms for widenverb to make or become broad or broaderSynonymsverb to make or become more comprehensive or inclusiveSynonymsSynonyms for widenverb become broader or wider or more extensiveRelated Words- increase
- flare out
- flare
- dilate
- distend
Antonymsverb make (clothes) largerSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make widerRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- white out
verb extend in scope or range or areaSynonymsRelated Words- increase
- broaden
- territorialise
- territorialize
- globalise
- globalize
- expand
- extend
- stretch
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