Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdən/
verb to make or become wider
A1 I need to widen my knowledge of basic vocabulary.
A2 She used a shovel to widen the hole in the ground.
B1 The company decided to widen its product range to attract more customers.
B2 The investigation is expected to widen to include more suspects.
C1 The government plans to widen the highway to reduce traffic congestion.
C2 The artist's popularity continued to widen as more people discovered her work.
adjective having a greater width
A1 The road widened as we approached the city.
A2 The river widened into a large lake.
B1 The company decided to widen their product range to attract more customers.
B2 The investigation into the corruption scandal is expected to widen to include more high-ranking officials.
C1 The political divide in the country continues to widen, causing tension among the population.
C2 The implications of the new law are expected to widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
formal The government plans to widen the highway to reduce traffic congestion.
informal They're going to widen the road so it's easier to drive on.
slang Let's widen this path to make more room for us to walk.
figurative We need to widen our perspective to see things from different angles.
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