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Definition of widen in English: widenverb ˈwʌɪd(ə)nˈwaɪdn Make or become wider. with object we should widen the scope of our investigation no object his grin widened the lane widened out into a small clearing Example sentencesExamples - The push for more donations from entrepreneurs is becoming gradually apparent in society as the gap between rich and poor widens.
- Men with better tech skills get the high-paying jobs, and the wage gap widens between the genders.
- Every year the gap between the average man and the average leader widens.
- As the river widens in the distance, the settlements along the water grow increasingly larger.
- The idea was to widen the debate and open the whole process up to more public scrutiny.
- Swing away from the Treasury and the canyon widens somewhat, with a wide sandy bottom between sheer cliffs.
- There is barely room for two vehicles to pass at the moment and there is little scope for widening the pavement at that point.
- In our climate, organic waste biodegrades rapidly, which widens our options for dealing with it.
- Also provide employment and widen the scope of help to a larger number of people.
- What instruments are available to states to spread liberal values and widen the zone of peace?
- Someone delivers Goodman a soda, and he widens his mouth to encompass the thick cap of the bottle.
- Michael's smile widened into a grin and he took the sandwich she had bought for him.
- Comedy and tragedy do not co-exist well and the gap between them widens as the film progresses.
- Further south, and the Shannon takes on a different character as the river widens, and it flows through Lough Derg, its largest lake.
- Starting with a simple tale of human tragedy, the plot slowly widens to encompass national and international concerns.
- Mally's violet eyes widened and she opened her mouth, trying to speak, but no words came out.
- It now needs public support in widening the scope of the research through thoughts and opinions on a range of issues.
- He watched as it fell down her back and to the floor, his grin widening all the while.
- My eyes suddenly fly open and my mouth widens and my back arches off the ground.
- Asked about the move, his slow smile widens into a broad grin that crinkles the sun-wizened features of his face.
Synonyms broaden, make/become wider, open up, open out, spread, expand, extend, enlarge, stretch fatten, distend, dilate increase, augment, add to, develop, boost, swell, supplement, amplify, enlarge, make larger/bigger/greater
Derivatives noun This pair of mirror wideners screw into the original mirror mount on your motorcycle's fairing, providing a spacer between the base of the rearview mirror and the motorcycle's fairing. Example sentencesExamples - Midland road wideners are specialized machines designed to place material to the side of a lane and spread at a specified profile.
- The British were always wideners, viscerally opposed to all moves toward political union.
- The line of wideners cover a wide range of applications from lane construction to shoulder maintenance and back fill.
- London proceeded to lead the wideners to ultimate victory over the deepeners.
Rhymes Dryden, guidon, Leiden, Poseidon, Sidon Definition of widen in US English: widenverbˈwīdnˈwaɪdn Make or become wider. no object his grin widened the lane widened out into a small clearing with object the incentive to dredge and widen the river Example sentencesExamples - It now needs public support in widening the scope of the research through thoughts and opinions on a range of issues.
- Asked about the move, his slow smile widens into a broad grin that crinkles the sun-wizened features of his face.
- Starting with a simple tale of human tragedy, the plot slowly widens to encompass national and international concerns.
- Michael's smile widened into a grin and he took the sandwich she had bought for him.
- He watched as it fell down her back and to the floor, his grin widening all the while.
- The push for more donations from entrepreneurs is becoming gradually apparent in society as the gap between rich and poor widens.
- What instruments are available to states to spread liberal values and widen the zone of peace?
- Someone delivers Goodman a soda, and he widens his mouth to encompass the thick cap of the bottle.
- Further south, and the Shannon takes on a different character as the river widens, and it flows through Lough Derg, its largest lake.
- As the river widens in the distance, the settlements along the water grow increasingly larger.
- Every year the gap between the average man and the average leader widens.
- There is barely room for two vehicles to pass at the moment and there is little scope for widening the pavement at that point.
- Mally's violet eyes widened and she opened her mouth, trying to speak, but no words came out.
- My eyes suddenly fly open and my mouth widens and my back arches off the ground.
- In our climate, organic waste biodegrades rapidly, which widens our options for dealing with it.
- Swing away from the Treasury and the canyon widens somewhat, with a wide sandy bottom between sheer cliffs.
- Also provide employment and widen the scope of help to a larger number of people.
- Comedy and tragedy do not co-exist well and the gap between them widens as the film progresses.
- Men with better tech skills get the high-paying jobs, and the wage gap widens between the genders.
- The idea was to widen the debate and open the whole process up to more public scrutiny.
Synonyms broaden, become wider, make wider, open up, open out, spread, expand, extend, enlarge, stretch increase, augment, add to, develop, boost, swell, supplement, amplify, enlarge, make bigger, make greater, make larger |