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Meanings of
widen
in English
Portuguese
estender
Catalan
estendre
Spanish
extender
Back to the meaning
Extend in scope or range or area.
extend
broaden
Portuguese
estender
Catalan
eixamplar-se
Spanish
ensanchar
Back to the meaning
Make (clothes) larger.
let out
take in
Catalan
eixamplar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "
extend
"
extend
broaden
Examples for "
extend
"
1
He needs to: clean up politics; protect the economy; and
extend
opportunity.
2
However, the benefits to the overall economy will
extend
far beyond that.
3
It also wants to
extend
health services in all public secondary schools.
4
The programme is not intended to
extend
beyond this year, officials said.
5
Where possible, try to
extend
existing indexes rather than adding new ones.
1
We need to
broaden
the agreement to as many countries as possible.
2
The company said the latest deal will help
broaden
its customer base.
3
We also ask them to
broaden
the list of beneficiaries, Singh said.
4
If she chose to
broaden
it, the number of victims would increase.
5
Especially on International Women's Day, we need to
broaden
our focus here.
Catalan
estendre
Back to the meaning
Become broader or wider or more extensive.
narrow
Catalan
estendre
Usage of
widen
in English
1
This law change would
widen
access to cannabis use for health reasons.
2
However, if overall rates continue to climb, Illinois' credit spread could
widen
.
3
Indeed, Cao said the margin may
widen
again later in the year.
4
In addition, there was concern that the penalty would
widen
health disparities.
5
In exchange, China offered to boost copyright protection and
widen
bilateral trade.
6
World economic growth becomes more unbalanced and the terms of trade
widen
.
7
The risk premium on big cyclical companies will
widen
substantially, he said.
8
Some investors expect yields to gradually
widen
to match the sovereign rate.
9
He added that so-called credit spreads for some issuers will
widen
significantly.
10
Mullings expressed gratitude at the chance to
widen
his scope of development.
11
What's different here is the distinct effort to
widen
the sonic spread.
12
The mouth of the cove appeared to
widen
as they approached it.
13
Photograph: Alamy He is keener on bursaries to
widen
independent school entry.
14
BMW continues to
widen
its range, aiming to offer something for everyone.
15
They have been seeking to
widen
their investment scope to improve returns.
16
Residents said they feared rifts between the rebels could
widen
there, too.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
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widen
wide
Verb
Indicative · Present
Adjective
Frequent collocations
wide in
wide the gap
wide access
wide further
wide again
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Translations for
widen
Portuguese
estender
ampliar
Catalan
estendre
ampliar
eixamplar
eixamplar-se
dilatar
ampliar-se
dilatar-se
Spanish
extender
ampliar
ensanchar
Widen
through the time
Widen
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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