See widen on Wiktionary
{
"antonyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:widen",
"word": "lengthen"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:widen",
"word": "shorten"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:widen",
"word": "straiten"
}
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "widen up"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "widenable"
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"2": "dwóh₁"
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"name": "PIE word"
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"2": "wide",
"3": "en",
"id2": "inchoative",
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"expansion": "wide + -en (verbal suffix)",
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],
"etymology_text": "PIE word\n *dwóh₁\nFrom wide + -en (verbal suffix).",
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"form": "widens",
"tags": [
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"word": "enlarge"
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"word": "expand"
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"word": "increase"
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"word": "dilate"
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"text": "His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.",
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"To become wide or wider."
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"(intransitive) To become wide or wider."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razširjavam se",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "разширявам се"
},
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"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "擴大"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kuòdà",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "扩大"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "laajentua"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "s’élargir"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "anchear"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "sich weiten"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "larjeskar"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "levetä"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "allargarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"alt": "ひろがる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hirogaru",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "広がる"
},
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"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"alt": "ひろまる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiromaru",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "広まる"
},
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"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "pan bûn",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "پان بوون"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "runda hoṇe",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "रुंद होणे"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "wīdian"
},
{
"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become wider",
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],
"word": "poszerzać się"
},
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"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become wider",
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"word": "poszerzyć się"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasširjátʹsja",
"sense": "to become wider",
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],
"word": "расширя́ться"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "rasšíritʹsja",
"sense": "to become wider",
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"word": "расши́риться"
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"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "vidga"
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"_dis1": "67 26 4 1 2",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oysbreytern zikh",
"sense": "to become wider",
"word": "אויסברייטערן זיך"
}
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"ref": "2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.",
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"To make wide or wider."
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"(transitive) To make wide or wider."
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"word": "lãrdzescu"
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "rozšířit"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "laajentaa"
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"sense": "to make wider",
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "anchear"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "erweitern"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "weiten"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "larjigar"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "allargare"
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"alt": "ひろげる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "hirogeru",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "広げる"
},
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"_dis1": "38 61 1 0 1",
"alt": "ひろめる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "hiromeru",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "広める"
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"_dis1": "38 61 1 0 1",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "pan kirdin",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "پان کردن"
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"_dis1": "38 61 1 0 1",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "ampliō"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "whakawhānui"
},
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"_dis1": "38 61 1 0 1",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "rundāvṇe",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "रुंदावणे"
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"_dis1": "38 61 1 0 1",
"code": "mr",
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"roman": "runda karṇe",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "रुंद करणे"
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "alhargar"
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"sense": "to make wider",
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"word": "poszerzać"
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "alargar"
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "lărgi"
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"roman": "rasširjátʹ",
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"sense": "to make wider",
"word": "vidga"
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"roman": "oysbreytern",
"sense": "to make wider",
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{
"text": "She widened his trousers for him.",
"type": "example"
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],
"glosses": [
"To let out clothes to a larger size."
],
"id": "en-widen-en-verb-ToqAWE7W",
"links": [
[
"let out",
"let out"
],
[
"clothes",
"clothes"
],
[
"larger",
"larger"
],
[
"size",
"size"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size."
],
"tags": [
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],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 0 92 3 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otpuskam",
"sense": "to let out clothes",
"word": "отпускам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 0 92 3 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to let out clothes",
"word": "leventää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 0 92 3 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to let out clothes",
"word": "élargir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 0 92 3 4",
"alt": "おおきくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ōkiku suru",
"sense": "to let out clothes",
"word": "大きくする"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 0 92 3 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to let out clothes",
"tags": [
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"word": "poszerzać"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 0 92 3 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to let out clothes",
"tags": [
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"word": "poszerzyć"
}
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"ref": "1976 December 18, “Connecticut Task”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 2:",
"text": "While the primary focus of the Sexual Orientation Committee had been to lobby for gay rights legislation, the new Task Force hopes to widen its activities. The Task Force ― in addition to lobbying — hopes to function as an \"umbrella organization,\" facilitating communication between the state's many gay groups.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2007 August 6, Leslie Feinberg, “Cuba's CENESEX proposes ground-breaking transsexual rights”, in Workers World:",
"text": "Correspondent Gerardo Arreola interviewed Castro Espín for the Jan. 9, 2006, issue of La Jornada about the move to widen rights for transsexuals.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"text": "The police widened their enquiries.",
"type": "example"
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],
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"To broaden or extend in scope or range."
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"broaden",
"broaden"
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[
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"extend"
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[
"scope",
"scope"
],
[
"range",
"range"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range."
],
"tags": [
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"_dis1": "1 0 10 87 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razširjavam",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "разширявам"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "laajentaa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "élargir"
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"_dis1": "1 0 10 87 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "erweitern"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "allargare"
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{
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"alt": "かくちょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakuchō suru",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "拡張する"
},
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"alt": "ひろめる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "hiromeru",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "広める"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "whakawhānui"
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"sense": "to broaden or extend",
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "rasširjátʹ",
"sense": "to broaden or extend",
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],
"word": "расширя́ть"
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"sense": "to broaden or extend",
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"word": "расши́рить"
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"sense": "to broaden or extend",
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"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "utvidga"
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"sense": "to broaden or extend",
"word": "utöka"
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