English Dictionary
Definition of “widen”
widen (ˈwaɪdənn
)
Definitions
verb
- to make or become wide or wider
Alternative Forms
ˈwidener noun
Usage examples
Any evasive action he then took could only widen the rift in time which Tennison had created.
Loraine, Philip, Loaded Questions (1985)Should the average fall again, wild debates -- widen the goalposts some said -- will resume.
India Today (1998)Carillo also signalled his intention to widen his investigation to include lower-level officials.
canada.com (2005)The plan will be put forward her next week by a government task force looking at how to widen access to universities.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)If you adopt this new rule you can also allow yourself to widen your action radius.
Vera Peiffer, POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001)
