Definitions for Widen
ˈwaɪd nwiden

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widenverb

   become broader or wider or more extensive

   "The road widened"

2. let out, widenverb

   make (clothes) larger

   "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"

3. widenverb

   make wider

   "widen the road"

4. widen, broaden, extendverb

   extend in scope or range or area

   "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widenverb

   To become wide or wider.

   His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.

2. widenverb

   To make wide or wider.

3. widenverb

   To let out clothes to a larger size.

   She widened his trousers for him.

4. widenverb

   To broaden or extend in scope or range.

   The police widened their enquiries.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Widenverb

   To make wide; to extend.

   Etymology: from wide.

   So now the gates are ope; now prove good seconds;
   ’Tis for the followers, fortune widens them,
   Not for the flyers. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   These accidents when they first happen, seem but small and contemptible; but by degrees they branch out and widen themselves into a numerous train of mischievous consequences. South.

   He was accustomed to sleep with a peaceable nose, softning in his slumbers the wrinkles of it, and the anger which commonly mounted to that part; but now his nostrils were widened to the last degree of fury. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

2. To Widenverb

   To grow wide; to extend itself.

   It is in this that the species of brutes are discriminated from man, and that proper difference, wherein they are wholly separated, and which at last widens to so vast a distance. John Locke.

   With her the temple ev’ry moment grew,
   Upward the columns shoot, the roofs ascend,
   And arches widen, and long isles extend. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widen

   Widen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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1. widen

   To make or become larger, broader, or more open in extent, area, scope, or range. It can also refer to the process of expanding in terms of options, opportunities, or possibilities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widenverb

   to make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking

2. Widenverb

   to grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend

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1. WiDEN

   Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by Motorola for its iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate across four 25 kHz channels combined, for up to 100 kbit/s of bandwidth. The protocol is generally considered a 2.5G wireless cellular technology.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widennoun

   To make or become wider

   
   

   Submitted by jude.o'bryan on April 7, 2022  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WIDEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Widen is ranked #34878 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Widen surname appeared 647 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Widen.
   
   95% or 615 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Widen' in Verbs Frequency: #884

Anagrams for Widen »

1. dwine

2. Edwin

3. wined

4. wendi

How to pronounce Widen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Widen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Widen in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Widen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Widen in a Sentence

1. Luc Dardenne:

   We're interested in individuals, in details, in ordinary things to, hopefully, make something extra-ordinary of them, at least to widen the scope, but we're really staying with this suburban doctor who refuses to become richer by changing practice because she wants to stay where she is to find out the identity of The Unknown Girl. That's what we're interested in, the moral responsibility that Jenny feels.

2. Michael Shapiro:

   Larger new-issue premiums impact future bond pricing to a greater extent than we have seen in the past, due to the illiquidity in the secondary market, the existing secondary curve can widen because of a larger new-issue premium and the result is wider pricing points when an issuer or one of its peers seeks to return to the market.

3. David Joy:

   European stocks are likely to open sharply lower, as will bund yields and Treasury yields. Credit spreads will widen, the dollar will strengthen along with gold.

4. Ava DuVernay:

   The Academy has no power over Hollywood. We have nothing to do with hiring, what we can do, however, is to get them to widen their normal stream of thought.

5. Oleg Melentyev:

   Spreads in investment-grade will probably widen, but it will be relatively limited in comparison to high yield.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Widen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Widen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Widen
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widen
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Widen
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Widen
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html