Слово англійською: widen
Дієслово
Переклад widen українською: розширювати(ся); поширювати(ся), to ~ one's outlook — розширювати свій кругозір
Детальний опис
widen
verb /ˈwaɪdn/
Word Family- wide adjective adverb
- widely adverb
- widen verb
- width noun
- [intransitive, transitive] to become wider; to make something wider
- Her eyes widened in surprise.
- Jasmine's eyes widened with disbelief.
- widen into something Here the stream widens into a river.
- widen out The road gradually widens out.
- widen something They may have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traffic.
- [intransitive, transitive] to become larger in degree or range; to make something larger in degree or range
- Another concern is the widening gap between rich and poor.
- widen something We plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses.
- The legislation will be widened to include all firearms.
Idioms - to consider or include a larger range of options or possibilities, especially when searching for something
- It's time to widen the net in the search for a suitable candidate.