āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to widen
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to become wider or broader in dimension, extent, or scope
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gap between the two buildings has widened over the years.
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something broader or larger in extent or scope
Transitive: to widen a surface or passage
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contractor widened the doorway to allow for wheelchair accessibility.
āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĻāϞāĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to adjust or alter clothes to a larger size to accommodate changes in body size or shape
Transitive: to widen clothes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The seamstress widened the dress at the hips to allow for more freedom of movement while dancing.
āĻĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŽāϰ⧠āĻĄā§āϰā§āϏāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to expand or broaden something in scope, range, or area
Transitive: to widen sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government aims to widen access to education by implementing inclusive policies.
āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
widening
widen
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