WIDEN


Meaning of WIDEN in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ something or if it ~s, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.

He had an operation last year to ~ a heart artery...

The river ~s considerably as it begins to turn east.

VERB: V n, V

2.

If you ~ something or if it ~s, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.

U.S. prosecutors have ~ed a securities-fraud investigation...

The search for my brother ~ed...

VERB: V n, V

3.

If your eyes ~, they open more.

His eyes ~ed as he spoke the words.

VERB: V

4.

If a difference or gap ~s or if something ~s it, it becomes greater.

Wage differences in the two areas are ~ing...

...policies that ~ the gap between the rich and the poor.

VERB: V, V n

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