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单词 widen
释义

widen

UK /ˈwaɪd(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theywiden
he/she/itwidens
present participlewidening
past tensewidened
past participlewidened

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to become wider

    His eyes widened in shocked disbelief.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change the width of something
    1. 1a
      transitive to make something wider

      They’re planning to widen the road outside our house.

      Synonyms and related words

      To change the width of something
  2. 2
    intransitive to increase

    The gap between rich and poor seems to be widening.

    Synonyms and related words

    To increase, or to increase something
    1. 2a
      transitive to increase something

      The police are widening the scope of their investigation.

      They’re widening the choice of foreign languages available.

      Synonyms and related words

      To increase, or to increase something

derived word
widening

an ever-widening range of goods

Synonyms and related words

To change the width of something

widen

US /ˈwaɪd(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theywiden
he/she/itwidens
present participlewidening
past tensewidened
past participlewidened

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to increase

    The gap between rich and poor seems to be widening.

    Synonyms and related words

    To increase, or to increase something
    1. 1a
      transitive to increase something

      The police are widening the scope of their investigation.

      They’re widening the choice of foreign languages available.

      Synonyms and related words

      To increase, or to increase something
  2. 2
    intransitive to become wider

    His eyes widened in shocked disbelief.

    The river widens and turns south after it leaves the valley.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change the width of something
    1. 2a
      transitive to make something wider

      They’re planning to widen the road outside our house.

      Synonyms and related words

      To change the width of something

derived word
widening

an ever-widening range of goods

Synonyms and related words

To change the width of something
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