narrow
na
ˈnɛ
ne
rrow
roƊ
row
/ˈnÃĻrəʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "narrow"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āϏāĻ™ā§āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

having a limited distance between opposite sides
narrow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her office was located in a narrow alley between two buildings.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž

(of fabrics) limited in width, typically used for specific applications like trims, ribbons, or bands
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This particular design is made from a narrow textile, perfect for making belts and trims.
āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϟāĻžāχāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ, āϝāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ

(of beliefs, views, etc.) limited and not open to different ideas or perspectives
narrow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her narrow viewpoint on cultural practices hindered her ability to empathize with others.
āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻžāύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ

restricted in range or number of things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The narrow curriculum in the program does n't allow for much academic exploration or creativity.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
04

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ

characterized by a very specific and restricted range, focus, or interpretation, often excluding broader perspectives or additional information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The study 's narrow focus limited its applicability to real-world scenarios.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ-āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧋āĻœā§āϝāϤāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ, āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•

extremely detailed and precise, paying close attention to even the smallest elements
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The narrow analysis of the patient ’s symptoms led to a highly accurate diagnosis.
āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧋āĻ— āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āφāρāϟ

having a small difference or close proximity in various context
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She won the election by a narrow majority, with just a handful of votes making the difference.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ⧇ āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āϟāĻžāύ

(of speech sounds) produced with the muscles in a relatively tense state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Linguists study narrow phonetic sounds to understand how muscle tension affects pronunciation.
āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€āϰ āϟāĻžāύ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāϕ⧇ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ

(of an animal's diet, feed, etc.) having a higher proportion of protein compared to carbohydrates
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer provided a narrow feed to ensure the livestock received enough protein for muscle development.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ• āĻĒāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āϟāĻŋāύ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something more limited or restricted in width
Transitive: to narrow a pathway
to narrow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She narrowed the doorway to the pantry to accommodate the installation of a new refrigerator.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϰ⧇āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϟāϰ āĻŦāϏāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become less wide in extent or size
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The river narrows dramatically before flowing into the gorge.
āύāĻĻā§€āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšā§‹āĻ– āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to partially close one's eyes to focus on something or to convey emotions such as anger or suspicion
Transitive: to narrow one's eyes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He narrowed his eyes in concentration as he attempted to read the fine print.
āϏ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‹āĻ– āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to restrict or make more limited in scope
Transitive: to narrow the scope of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor narrowed the topic of the research paper to a specific aspect of the theory.
āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.1

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to become more limited in scale, degree, or range
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The focus of the research project needs to narrow to address specific issues more effectively.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
01

āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĨ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϞ⧀

a confined or restricted passage, such as a channel or gap
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They found themselves trapped in a narrow with steep cliffs towering above them.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

narrowly
narrowness
narrow
App
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ