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nar·row  (nr)

adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est

1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.

2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.

3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.

4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.

5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.

6. Linguistics Tense.

v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows

v.tr.

1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.

2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.

v.intr.

To become narrower; contract.

n.

1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.

2. narrows (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.

b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.

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[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]

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narrow·ish adj.

narrow·ly adv.

narrow·ness n.

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narrow

Adjective

1. small in breadth in comparison to length

2. limited in range, extent, or outlook: a narrow circle of academics

3. with little margin: a narrow advantage

Verb

1. to make or become narrow

2. narrow down to restrict or limit: the search can be narrowed down to a single room

See also narrows [Old English nearu]

narrowly adv
narrowness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water strait, sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Verb	1.	narrow - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" contract change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" bottleneck - become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" taper off - become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off" specialize, narrow down, narrow, specialise - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
	2.	narrow - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" narrow down, pin down, peg down, nail down, specify determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property" concretize - make something concrete
	3.	narrow - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" specialize, narrow down, specialise 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" overspecialise, overspecialize - become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian"
	4.	narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" constringe, constrict astringe - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" strangulate - become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
Adj.	1.	narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" broad, wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
	2.	narrow - limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"
	3.	narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" narrow-minded narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
	4.	narrow - very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" wide - great in degree; "won by a wide margin"
	5.	narrow - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" minute careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"

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narrow

adjective 1. thin, fine, slim, pinched, slender, tapering, attenuated << OPPOSITE broad

adjective 2. limited, restricted, confined, tight, close, near, cramped, meagre, constricted, circumscribed, scanty, straitened, incapacious << OPPOSITE wide

adjective 3. insular, prejudiced, biased, partial, reactionary, puritan, bigoted, dogmatic, intolerant, narrow-minded, small-minded, illiberal << OPPOSITE broad-minded

adjective 4. exclusive, limited, select, restricted, confined

verb 5. (often with down) restrict, limit, reduce, diminish, constrict, circumscribe, straiten

6. get narrower, taper, shrink, tighten, constrict

Translations

narrow [ˈnærəu] adj → estrecho; [resources, means] → escaso

vi → estrecharse (= diminish); reducirse;

to have a narrow escape → escaparse por los pelos;

to narrow sth down → reducir algo

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narrow [ˈnærəu] adj → étroit(e) (fig); restreint(e) → limité(e)

vi [road] → devenir plus étroit, se rétrécir; [gap, difference] → se réduire;

to have a narrow escape → l'échapper belle

narrow down vt → restreindre

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narrow [ˈnærəu] adj → eng;

(ledge etc) → schmal;

(majority, advantage, victory, defeat) → knapp;

(ideas, view) → engstirnig

vi → sich verengen; [gap, difference] → sich verringern

vt (gap, difference) → verringern;

(eyes) → zusammenkneifen;

to have a narrow escape → mit knapper Not davonkommen;

to narrow sth down (to sth) → etw (auf etw acc) beschränken

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narrow [ˈnærəu] adj → stretto/a; [resources, means] → limitato/a, modesto/a;

(fig): to take a narrow view of → avere una visione limitata di

vi → restringersi;

to have a narrow escape → farcela per un pelo;

to narrow sth down to → ridurre qc a