widenverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈwaɪ.dən/us/ˈwaɪ.dən/widen verb [ I or T ] (DISTANCE)
B2 to become, or to make something greater in width:
As it approaches the sea, the river begins to widen (out).
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- They are widening the road in our village.
- He is having an operation to widen the space in his arteries.
- The valley widens here.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enlarging and inflating
- balloon
- bloat
- blow
- blow sth up
- blow up
- broaden
- build (sb/sth) up
- deepen
- dilate
- engorged
- enlarge
- expand
- flare
- fluff sth up
- inflate
- magnification
- puff
- pump sth up
- scale sth up
- stretch
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widen verb [ I or T ] (AMOUNT)
B2 to (cause something to) become larger or to include a larger amount or number:
His eyes/smile widened.
Why not widen the discussion to include the Muslim and Jewish points of view?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enlarging and inflating
- balloon
- bloat
- blow
- blow sth up
- blow up
- broaden
- build (sb/sth) up
- deepen
- dilate
- engorged
- enlarge
- expand
- flare
- fluff sth up
- inflate
- magnification
- puff
- pump sth up
- scale sth up
- stretch
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Becoming bigger