What does narrow mean?
Definitions for narrow
ˈnær oʊnar·row
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word narrow.
Princeton's WordNet
narrowadjective
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
narrowadjective
not wide
"a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
narrowadjective
limited in size or scope
"the narrow sense of a word"
narrow-minded, narrowadjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
"a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
narrowadjective
very limited in degree
"won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
minute, narrowverb
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
narrow, contractverb
make or become more narrow or restricted
"The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specifyverb
define clearly
"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow downverb
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
"She specializes in Near Eastern history"
constrict, constringe, narrowverb
become tight or as if tight
"Her throat constricted"
Wiktionary
narrowverb
To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.
Etymology: Old English nearu
narrowverb
To get narrower.
The road narrows.
Etymology: Old English nearu
narrowadjective
having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
a narrow hallway
Etymology: Old English nearu
narrowadjective
Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
a narrow interpretation
Etymology: Old English nearu
Webster Dictionary
Narrow
of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
of little extent; very limited; circumscribed
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrow
formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrownoun
a narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrowverb
to lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrowverb
to contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrowverb
to contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrowverb
to become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrowverb
not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Narrowverb
to contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one
Etymology: [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Narrow
nar′ō, adj. of little breadth: of small extent from side to side: limited: contracted in mind: bigoted: not liberal: selfish: within a small distance: almost too small: close: accurate: careful.—n. (oftener used in the pl.) a narrow passage, channel, or strait.—v.t. to make narrow: to contract or confine.—v.i. to become narrow: to reduce the number of stitches in knitting.—adj. Narr′ow-gauge, denoting a railroad of less width than 4 ft. 8½ in.—n. Narr′owing, the act of making less in breadth: the state of being contracted: the part of anything which is made narrower.—adv. Narr′owly.—adj. Narr′ow-mind′ed, of a narrow or illiberal mind.—ns. Narr′ow-mind′edness; Narr′owness.—adjs. Narr′ow-pry′ing (Shak.), scrutinising closely, inquisitive; Narr′ow-souled, illiberal.—Narrow cloth, cloth, esp. woollen, of less than 54 inches in width; Narrow work, in mining, the making of passages, air-shafts, &c. [A.S. nearu; not conn. with near, but prob. with nerve, snare.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'narrow' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2102
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'narrow' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3295
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'narrow' in Verbs Frequency: #1030
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'narrow' in Adjectives Frequency: #253
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of narrow in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of narrow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of narrow in a Sentence
Hai Thanh -LRB- @haithanhptw -RRB-:
I love taking photographs of crowds -- it's a lot of fun, for travelers, I would send them to the narrow alleys, where residents live and share a public space together. It is so Hanoi!
We are walking this very narrow path now.
Justice Breyer’s service on the court has been remarkable, and history will remember him even more fondly if he ends up playing a critical role in ensuring the appointment of the first Black woman to the court, timing his retirement in the coming year would guarantee that opportunity, and it would be wise to do so because the window may prove a narrow one.
But it's a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They're just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: 'Here's us in the delivery room!'.
If we had to make a guesstimate, we're still in a narrow range going forward, it's probably going to be challenging over the next few months. We're watching volatility very carefully.
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Translations for narrow
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- smalAfrikaans
- ضيقArabic
- darAzerbaijani
- тар, тарайтыу, тарайыуBashkir
- вузкіBelarusian
- тесенBulgarian
- angost, estret, estretaCatalan, Valencian
- úzkýCzech
- ⱘⰸⱏⰽⱏ, ѫзъкъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- culWelsh
- smal, tæt, snæver, snævresDanish
- schmal, eng, schlank, begrenztGerman
- στενός, στενεύωGreek
- mallarĝa, streta, malvastaEsperanto
- angosto, estrechar, angostar, estrecho, estrecharseSpanish
- kitsasEstonian
- estuBasque
- تنگ, باریکPersian
- kaventaa, kaventua, kapeaFinnish
- trongur, smalka, smalur, trongligur, snævurFaroese
- étroit, rétrécir, réduire, étroiteFrench
- smelWestern Frisian
- caol, cúngIrish
- cumhang, caolScottish Gaelic
- estreito, angostoGalician
- तंग, संकीर्णHindi
- szűk, keskenyHungarian
- նեղArmenian
- sempitIndonesian
- þröngur, þétturIcelandic
- stretto, stretta, angustoItalian
- לְצַמְצֵםHebrew
- 狭いJapanese
- ვიწროGeorgian
- тарKazakh
- ចង្អៀតKhmer
- 좁은, 좁다, 제한된Korean
- تهسکKurdish
- тарKyrgyz
- angustō, angustus, angustiasLatin
- smaal, nejLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- ຄັບLao
- siaurasLithuanian
- šaursLatvian
- тесенMacedonian
- нарийнMongolian
- sempitMalay
- dojoqMaltese
- ကျဉ်းကျပ်, ကျဉ်းBurmese
- smal, nauwDutch
- smalNorwegian
- zwężać się, wąski, zwężać, zawężać, wąskaPolish
- estreitar, estreitar-se, estreita, estreito, limitarPortuguese
- îngust, îngusta, strâmtRomanian
- сужа́ть, су́зить, су́зиться, тесный, узкий, сужа́тьсяRussian
- су́зити, súziti, у̏зак, уски, uski, ȕzakSerbo-Croatian
- úzkySlovak
- ozekSlovene
- ngushtoj, ngushtëAlbanian
- långsmal, smal, trångSwedish
- குறுகியTamil
- ఇరుకైన, సన్ననిTelugu
- тангTajik
- แคบThai
- darTurkmen
- darlaşmak, dar, daralmakTurkish
- тыгызTatar
- вузькийUkrainian
- تنگUrdu
- torUzbek
- chật hẹp, hẹp, chật, eo hẹpVietnamese
- stroet, stroeteWalloon
- שמאָלYiddish
- 窄Chinese
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