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- pronunciation:
- waI
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
widens, widening, widened |
| definition 1: |
If you widen something, you make it wider. You make it bigger across.
The city is planning to widen this road because there is so much traffic on it.- similar words:
- stretch
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| definition 2: |
If something widens, it gets wider. It gets bigger across.
The river widens at this point.Lily's smile widened when she saw her boyfriend coming up to her. |
| related words: |
expand, open, spread |
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