widen

wid·en

 (wīd′n)

tr. & intr.v. wid·ened, wid·en·ing, wid·ens

To make or become wide or wider.

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wid′en·er n.

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widen

(ˈwaɪdən)

vb

to make or become wide or wider

ˈwidener n

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wid•en

(ˈwaɪd n)

v.t., v.i.

to make or become wide or wider; broaden.

[1600–10]

wid′en•er, n.

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widen

Past participle: widened
Gerund: widening

Imperative

widen

widen

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" flare out, flare - become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" dilate, distend - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
	2.	widen - make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" let out vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
	3.	widen - make wider; "widen the road" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" white out - widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads
	4.	widen - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" extend, broaden increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" territorialise, territorialize - extend by adding territory globalise, globalize - make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" expand, extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"

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widen

verb

1. broaden, expand, enlarge, dilate, spread, extend, stretch, open wide, open out or up He had an operation to widen an artery in his heart.
broaden reduce, narrow, shrink, diminish, tighten, compress, constrict

2. get wider, spread, extend, expand, broaden, open wide, open out or up The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
get wider contract, narrow, shrink, diminish, tighten

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widen

verb

1. To make or become broad or broader:

broaden.

2. To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive:

broaden, expand, extend.

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Translations

يُوَسِّع

rozšířit

blive brederegøre bredere

erweiternverbreitern

διευρύνομαιδιευρύνω

ampliarensancharextender

laajentaalaajentualeventää

élargirs’élargir

kiszélesítszélesít

víkka

allargareallargarsiampliare

gjøre bredere

razširiti

genişle mek

加宽

widen

[ˈwaɪdn]

A. VT

1. (lit) [+ road, river, sleeve] → ensanchar

2. (fig) [+ knowledge, circle of friends] → extender, ampliar

B. VI

1. (lit) (also widen out) → ensancharse
the passage widens out into a cave → el pasillo se ensancha para formar una caverna

2. (fig) the gap between rich and poor has widened → ha aumentado la diferencia entre ricos y pobres
the widening gap between the rich and the poor → el creciente abismo entre los ricos y los pobres

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widen

[ˈwaɪd^ən]

vt

[+ road, pavement, river] → élargir
They're widening the road to make another lane → Ils élargissent la route pour faire une autre voie.

[+ experience, knowledge] → accroître
They could widen their experience by going on a course → Ils pouvaient accroître leur expérience en suivant un stage.

[+ gap] → élargir; [+ difference] → accroître
These policies will widen the gap between the rich and the poor → Ces politiques élargiront le fossé entre riches et pauvres.

vi

[river, road] → s'élargir

[gap] → s'élargir; [difference] → s'accroître

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widen

vt road → verbreitern; passage, scope → erweitern; circle of friends → vergrößern; appeal → erhöhen; knowledge etc → erweitern

vi → breiter werden; (interests etc) → sich ausweiten

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widen

[ˈwaɪdn]

1. vt (also) (fig) → ampliare, allargare

2. vi (also widen out) → ampliarsi

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wide

(waid) adjective

1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise. wyd واسِع широк largo široký breit, weit bred; stor; vidt åben πλατύς, φαρδύςancho, grande lai, pärani زیاد leveä largeרחב चौड़ा širok széles lebar breiður, víður; (gal)opinn spalancato 幅の広い 크게 뜨고 platus, išsiplėtęs plats; plašs terbeliak breed, wijd bred, vidszeroki ارت، پراخ: پلن، سورور: ازاد، له مقصده ليرې، له نخښې ليرې largo larg широкий široký širok širok bred, vid, stor กว้าง geniş, enli 寬闊的 широкий وسیع rộng 宽阔的

2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it? wyd عَريض، ذو عَرْض широк de largo široký breit bred σε φάρδος de largo lai عريض leveä largeרוחב व्यापक širok széles lebarnya breiður largo ～の巾のある 폭이 넓은 platus plats lebar breed i bredden, bredszeroki پراخ de largo larg такой-то ширины široký širok širok bred, vid กว้าง ... genişliğinde, ... eninde 寬度 завширшки چوڑا có chiều rộng 宽度

3. great or large. He won by a wide margin. wye كَبير، عَظيم голям largo velký groß stor μεγάλος, ευρύςamplio, extenso suur زیاد reilu grand רַחָ बड़ा širok nagy besar mikill, stór grande, ampio 大きな 큰 didelis uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ luas ruimbred, storszeroki دیره largo considerabil значительный veľký širok širok bred, stor กว้าง büyük, çok geniş 大的 великий, значний بڑا nhiều 广大的

4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching. wye verskeidenheid واسِع، عَريض обширен variado velký reich stor; bred; omfattende εκτεταμένοςvariado, diverso laialdane نامحدود laaja-alainen grandרחב विविध širok széles körű luas víðfemur, yfirgripsmikill ampio, immenso 幅広い 광범위한 platus plašs; daudzpusīgs luas ruimomfattende, stor, vid rozległy نا محدود variado mare обширный veľký bogat širok rik, omfattande ที่กว้างมาก geniş kapsamlı 廣泛的 великий, значний ہمہ گیر có nhiều 广泛的

adverb

with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide. wyd فاغِر العَيْنَيْن широко completamente široce weit vidt πλατιάcompletamente pärani عريض ammollaan tout grand רחב पूरा-पूरा širom szélesre (kitár stb.) lebar-lebar upp á gátt completamente 大きく開いて 넓게 벌려 plačiai plati; plaši; tālu lebar wijd vidtszeroko ډير ليرى completamente mare; larg широко široko široko široko vitt, på vid gavel โดยกว้าง geniş, tamamen, ardına kadar (眼睛)張大地 широко کشادہ rộng ra （眼睛）张得很大地

ˈwidely adverb

wyd بصورَةٍ واسِعَه، على وُسْعِه широко completamente široce weit vidt πλατιά, ευρύτατα ampliamente laialt وسیع leveästi largement בְּמִרווַחִים גְדוֹלִים दूर तक široko széles körben; nagyon secara meluas víða; mjög, afar completamente 広く 널리 plačiai plaši; lielā mērā dengan lebar; dengan luas wijd bredt, vidt; over alt; i stor utstrekningszeroko په پراختيا، ليرې: لوى واټن، له نخښې، مقصد رښتيا نه خطاء completamente în mare măsură, conside­rabil широко; очень široko široko široko brett, vitt อย่างกว้างขวาง yaygın, genellikle 寬闊地，廣泛地 широко وسیع داءرے میں nhiều; xa 广泛地

ˈwiden verb

to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here. verwyd, wyd maak يُوَسِّع разширявам alargar rozšířit (se) verbreitern gøre bredere; blive bredere πλαταίνω, φαρδαίνωensanchar, ampliar, extender laiendama, laienema گشاد کردن leventää élargir לְהַרחִיב चौड़ाना raširiti (ki)szélesít melebarkan víkka allargare, allargarsi 広げる 넓히다 platinti, platėti paplatināt; paplašināt; paplatināties; paplašināties menjadi lebar; melebarkan verwijdenutvide, gjøre bredereposzerzyć ارتول، ارتيدل، پراخول، پراخېدل، پلنول، پلنېدل alargar a lărgi расширять rozšíriť (sa) razširiti (se) proširiti bredda, göra (bli) bredare ขยายออก genişle(t)mek 加寬，變寬，更寬 розширювати(ся) چوڑا کرنا mở rộng 加宽

ˈwideness noun

wydheid إتِّساع ширина largura šířka die Weite bredde; vidde ευρύτητα, πλάτοςanchura avarus عرض laajuus largeurרוחב व्यापकता širina vminek a széles/nagy/terjedelmes volta keluasan breidd, vídd larghezza, ampiezza 広さ 광대함 platumas platums; plašums keluasan wijdte bredde, viddeszerokość عرض largura lărgime широта; ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd การขยายออก genişlik 寬闊 широта چوڑاءی chiều rộng 扩大

width (widθ) noun

1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths. wydte عَرْض ширина largura šíře die Breite bredde πλάτος, φάρδοςanchura laius پهنا leveys largeurרוחב चौड़ाई širina szélesség ukuran lebar breidd, vídd larghezza 幅 너비 plotis platums ukuran lebar breedtebredde, viddeszerokość پلنوالى، سپور، اراتوالى، پراخوالى largura lărgime ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd ความกว้าง genişlik, en 寬度 ширина چوڑاءی bề rộng 宽度

2. the state of being wide. wydheid إتِّساع широк largura šířka die Weite bredde; vidde εύρος, ευρύτητα anchura avarus زمین پهن laajuus largeurרחב चौड़ापन širokost bőség keadaan luas breidd larghezza 幅広さ 폭넓음 platumas platums lebarnya wijdte det å være bred, spenn rozpiętość پلنوالى largura lărgime широта šírka širina širokost bredd, vidd ขนาดความกว้าง geniş olma 寬闊 широчінь وسعت tính chất rộng 广阔

ˌwide-ˈranging adjective

(of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc. verreikend واسِع المَدى с широк обсег alargado široký vielfältig vidtspændende πλατύς, ευρύτατος de gran alcance, muy diversos mitmekülgne گسترده laaja-alainen varié טְווָח רַחָב विविध širok széles körű mencakup banyak hal víðtækur, yfirgripsmikill vario 広範囲の 광범위한 įvairus, platus plašs; daudzpusīgs berbagai-bagai; beraneka van grote omvang vidtfavnende o dużej rozpiętości, szeroki پراخوالى alrgado variat обширный široký pester raznovrstan omfattande, vittomfattande ครอบคลุม geniş kapsamlı (興趣等)廣泛的 широкий; численний کءی چیزوں پر محیط ہونا rất nhiều 广泛的

ˈwidespread adjective

spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease. wydverspreid واسِع الإنْتِشار широко разпространен alastrado rozšířený weitverbreitet udbredt πλατιά διαδεδομένος extendido, generalizado laiaulatuslik گسترده laajalle levinnyt très répandu נרחב व्यापक proširen széles körben elterjedt tersebar luas útbreiddur; algengur, almennur diffuso 広範囲にわたる 광범하게 퍼진 plačiai paplitęs/nusidriekęs plaši izplatīts/izplatījies meluas wijdverspreidutbredt, vidstrakt rozpowszechniony خپور، ويړ، غوړېدلى، واز: تيت، متداول alastrado întins; (larg) răspândit распространённый rozšírený zelo razširjen široko rasprostranjen omfattande, allmänt utbredd แพร่หลาย; แพร่ไปทั่ว yaygın 普遍的 дуже поширений وسیع پیمانے پر پھیلا ہوا lan rộng 普遍的

give a wide berth (to)

to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds. ver vermy يَبْتَعِد، يَبْقى بعيدا عَن страня от manter-se afastado zdaleka se vyhnout einen Bogen machen um gå langt uden om κρατιέμαι σε απόσταση, αποφεύγω evitar a alguien/algo eemale hoidma دور نگه داشتن از pysyä kaukana se tenir à bonne distance (de) לְהִתרַחֵק दूर रखना držati se podalje nagy ívben elkerül vkit menjauhi halda sig í fjarlægð frá , evitare ～に近付かない 거리를 두다 šalintis ko, laikytis nuo ko atokiai, apeiti ką iš tolo turēties pa gabalu no menjauhi sesuatu met een grote boog omheen lopen holde seg langt unna, gå langt utenom trzymać się z dala لري ساتل manter-se afastado a se ţine la distanţă (de) держаться в стороне zďaleka sa vyhnúť na široko se izogibati držati na odstojanju hålla sig på avstånd från ออกห่าง uzak durmak 遠離 уникати دور رہنا tránh xa 远离

wide apart

a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart. wyd على مِصراعَيْهِ، على وُسْعِهِما раздалечен afastado entre daleko od sebe weit auseinander langt fra hinanden σε απόσταση, αραιά, ορθάνοιχτα muy lejos laiali فاصله زیاد بین دو چیز kaukana toisistaan très écarté בְּמִרווָחִים גְדוֹלִים एक दूसरे से दूर razmaknuto távol egymástól terkembang útglenntur; útbreiddur aperto; divaricato 広く離して 넓게 벌리고 plačiai išskėtęs, toli vienas nuo kito plaši izplests; tālu viens no otra mendepakan ver uit elkaar langt fra hverandre daleko od siebie ددو شيانو په منځ كي فاصله afastado entre si foarte depărtat далеко друг от друга ďaleko od seba daleč narazen široko razmaknut brett isär ห่าง birbirinden çok uzakta 張得很開 далеко один від одного ایک دوسرے کے درمیان کی دوری cách xa nhau 保持距离，离得很远

wide awake

fully awake. wawyd wakker مُتَنَبِّه تَماما، مُتَيَقِّظ، واعٍ напълно буден acordado úplně probuzený hellwach lysvågen εντελώς ξύπνιος desvelado, completamente despierto täiesti ärkvel کاملا هشیار täysin hereillä bien (r)éveillé ערני पूरी तरह जागना potpuno budan teljesen ébren van terjaga sepenuhnya glaðvakandi completamente sveglio すっかり目を覚ました 완전히 잠이 깨어 visiškai pabudęs, budrus pilnīgi pamodies sedar; peka akan klaarwakker lysvåken całkiem rozbudzony, czujny ځیرک bem desperto treaz de-a binelea сна ни в одном глазу bdelý, čulý popolnoma buden sasvim budan klarvaken ตื่นตัว tamamen/iyice uyanık 完全清醒的 насторожений, пильний پوری طرح سے جاگا ہوا thức 完全清醒的

wide open

fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep. wyd oop مَفْتوحٌ على مِصْراعَيْهِ широко отворен bem aberto / escancarado dokořán weit geöffnet helt åben διάπλατος, ορθάνοιχτοςabierto de par en par pärani lahti کاملا باز apposen auki grand ouvert פָּתוּחַ לִרווָחָה पूरी तरह खुला širom otvoren tárva-nyitva terbuka sepenuhnya galopinn spalancato 広く開いた 완전히 열린 plačiai atvertas, atlapotas plaši atvērts/vaļā buka sepenuhnya wijdopen på vidt gap, vidåpen szeroko otwarty باز bem aberto larg deschis широко распахнутый dokorán na široko odprt široko otvoren vidöppen เปิดกว้าง fal taşı gibi açık 敞開，大開 розчинений навстіж صاف کھلا ہوا mở to 敞开，大开

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widen

v. ensanchar, extender.

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widen

vt ensanchar, hacer más ancho

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