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Widen Widening Greater Widened Measurement Side Edge Operation

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If you widen something or if it w_____, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery.
The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.
word widen
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If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery.
The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.
If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.
U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation.
The search for my brother widened.
Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers.
If your eyes widen, they open more.
His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater.
Wage differences in the two areas are widening.
The U.S. trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November.
...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
inflections widenswideningwidenedwidening
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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