NARROW

Meaning of NARROW in English

Function: noun

Date: 13th century

: a narrow part or passage specifically : a strait connecting two bodies of water ― usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

NARROW — I. ˈna(ˌ)rō, -_rə also ˈne(-, often -_rəw+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English narwe, naru, narowe, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NARROW — (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference …
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a …
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — ( superl. ) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — — narrowly , adv. — narrowness , n. /nar"oh/ , adj., narrower, narrowest , v. , n. adj. 1. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — I. ˈner-(ˌ)ō, ˈna-(ˌ)rō adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from Old English nearu; akin to Old High German narwa scar Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NARROW — superl parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. 2. narrow ·superl of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. 3. narrow ·superl scrutinizing in detail; …
Webster English vocab
NARROW — narrow BrE AmE ˈnær əʊ AmE -oʊ ˈner- ▷ narrow|ed d ▷ narrow|er ə AmE ə r ▷ narrow|est ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NARROW — / ˈnærəʊ; NAmE -roʊ/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( nar·row·er , nar·row·est ) 1. measuring a short distance from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NARROW — I. nar ‧ row 1 S3 W2 /ˈnærəʊ $ -roʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nearu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NARROW — adj., n., & v. --adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NARROW — adj., n., & v. adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NARROW — adj., n., & v. --adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1. a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined …
Oxford English vocab
NARROW — ( narrower, narrowest, narrows, narrowing, narrowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NARROW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a narrow belt ▪ The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NARROW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NARROW — INDEX: 1. not wide 2. to become narrower RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ WIDE see also ↑ THIN ◆◆◆ 1. not …
Longman Activator English vocab
NARROW — n. 25B6; adjective the path became narrower : SMALL, tapered, tapering, narrowing; archaic strait. her narrow waist : SLENDER, slim, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NARROW — 1. прил. 1) узкий narrow streets ≈ узкие улицы the narrow strip of land ≈ узкая полоска земли Ant : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NARROW — 1. ʹnærəʋ n 1. редк. узкое место ( дороги, долины и т. п. ); узкий проход; теснина; улочка 2. обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NARROW — 1) неширокий 2) сужать 3) тонкий 4) узкий 5) узок • in a narrow sense — в узком понимании narrow band TR — узкополосный разрядник narrow gate generator …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NARROW — narrow прил.1) узкий narrow streets — узкие улицы the narrow strip of land — узкая полоска земли Ant: wide 1. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NARROW — 1. ʹnærəʋ n 1. редк. узкое место ( дороги, долины и т. п. ); узкий проход; теснина; улочка 2. обыкн. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NARROW — 1. прил. 1) узкий narrow streets — узкие улицы the narrow strip of land — узкая полоска земли Ant: wide …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NARROW — 1. прил. 1) узкий narrow streets — узкие улицы the narrow strip of land — узкая полоска земли Ant: wide 1. 2) тесный; ограниченный narrow circumstances, narrow …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NARROW — 1. _a. 1> узкий; in the narrowest sense - в самом узком смысле - within narrow bounds 2> тесный; ограниченный; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NARROW — 1. a. 1. узкий; in the narrowest sense - в самом узком смысле - within narrow bounds 2. тесный; ограниченный; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NARROW — 1. прил. 1) узкий 2) тесный 3) ограниченный 4) подробный, точный 5) тщательный - narrow circumstances - narrow inquiry - narrow majority - narrow means 2. гл. 1) суживать(ся) 2) уменьшать(ся) 3) ограничивать
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
NARROW — 1. _a. 1> узкий; within narrow bounds в узких рамках; in the narrowest sense в самом узком смысле 2> тесный; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
NARROW — 1. прил. 1) узкий narrow streets ≈ узкие улицы the narrow strip of land ≈ узкая полоска земли Ant : …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NARROW — a. strett; limitat, angust; v. astrettar (se), restricter se, n. NARROWS: strett passage
English interlingue dictionary
NARROW — apiki;guut;hagip'ot;hugot;huut;mahiktin;makipot;mapit'os;mapiut;nipis;pig'ot;pit-ot;sigpit
English-Visayan vocabulary
NARROW — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from Old English nearu; akin to Old High German narwa scar Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NARROW — (n.) A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of …
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; …
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — ( v. t. ) To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( v. t. ) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( v. t. ) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( v. i. ) To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( v. i. ) To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( v. i. ) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( n. ) A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — n. narrow place (valley, mountain pass, etc.); narrow passage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NARROW — adj. tight, strait; reduced; narrow-minded; not wide
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NARROW — v. make narrow, limit, restrict; contract, lessen in width, taper
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NARROW — n. narrow boat narrow minded narrow mindedness narrow mindedly straight and narrow
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NARROW — n. Function: transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1 : to decrease the breadth or extent of : CONTRACT ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NARROW — n. Pronunciation: ' ner-( ˌ ) ō , ' na-( ˌ )r ō Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NARROW — ■ adjective ( ~er , ~est ) 1》 of small width in comparison to length. 2》 limited in extent, amount, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NARROW — [nar.row] adj [ME narowe, fr. OE nearu; akin to OHG narwa scar] (bef. 12c) 1 a: of slender width b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NARROW — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NARROW — [verb]The road narrows (= becomes less wide) after the bridge. [I]He narrowed (= almost closed) his eyes in suspicion. [T](figurative) …
Cambridge English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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