widen
US: /ˈwaɪdən/
UK: /wˈaɪdən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
widen /'waidn/- ngoại động từ
- làm cho rộng ra, nới rộng ra, mở rộng
- (nghĩa bóng) làm lan rộng, khuếch trưng
- nội động từ
- rộng ra, mở ra
- (nghĩa bóng) lan rộng
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 to become wider; to make sth wider: [V] Her eyes widened in surprise. + Here the stream widens into a river. + [VN] They may have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traffic.
2 to become larger in degree or range; to make sth larger in degree or range: [V] the widening gap between rich and poor + [VN] We plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses. + The legislation will be widened to include all firearms.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
distend, dilate, spread, stretch, enlarge, increase, expand; extend, broaden, supplement, add to, augment:
It will be necessary to widen the opening to allow insertion of the device. We are planning to widen the news coverage we provide our readers.
widthn.
1 breadth, wideness, compass, broadness, span; diameter, calibre, bore; measure; Nautical beam:
What is the standard width of railway track in this country? The width of the cannon-ball is three inches.
2 reach, scope, range, breadth, extent, extensiveness:
There is an impressive width of choice at the restaurant.
Collocation
ADV.
considerably, greatly
The gap between rich and poor has widened considerably.
| slightly | gradually, slowly | quickly, rapidly | suddenly | out
The road widens out and becomes a dual carriageway.
PREP.
from, into
At this point the river widens into an estuary.
| to
The trade deficit had widened from £26 billion to £30 billion.
Concise dictionary
widens|widened|widening'waɪdnverb
+become broader or wider or more extensive
+make (clothes) larger
+make wider
+extend in scope or range or area
