widen meaning
EN[-aɪdən]WWiden
- Widen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
- VerbSGwidensPRwideningPT, PPwidened
- (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
- His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
- (transitive) To make wide or wider.
- But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.
- (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
- She widened his trousers for him.
- (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
- The police widened their enquiries.
- (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Having preestablished that the murder weapon did not belong to the hotel, the detective widened her field of enquiry.
- His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of widen in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary