"narrow" meaning in English

See narrow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnæroʊ/ [US], /ˈnærəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ne-narrow.ogg [US], en-us-narrow.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-narrow.wav [UK] Forms: narrow [positive], narrower [comparative], narrowest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|narrow|narrower|narrowest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is narrow, it is not wide; it is thin.
    Sense id: simple-narrow-en-adj-2KCAXs6t
  2. If something is narrow, it is limited.
    Sense id: simple-narrow-en-adj-SbiAqy-W

Verb

IPA: /ˈnæroʊ/ [US], /ˈnærəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ne-narrow.ogg [US], en-us-narrow.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-narrow.wav [UK] Forms: narrow [canonical], narrows [third-person, singular], narrowed [past], narrowed [past, participle], narrowing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is narrowed, it becomes thinner; it becomes narrower.
    Sense id: simple-narrow-en-verb-oCzBW6UJ
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