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widened

wid·en
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wahyd-n]
    • /ˈwaɪd n/
    • /ˈwaɪ.dən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyd-n]
    • /ˈwaɪd n/

Definition of widened word

  • noun widened Simple past tense and past participle of widen. 1

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Origin of widened

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; wide + -en1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Widened

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

widened popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for widened

adjective widened

  • caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
  • enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.

Antonyms for widened

verb widened

  • narrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of narrow.
  • abridged — An abridged book or play has been made shorter by removing some parts of it.
  • compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
  • concentrated — A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
  • condensed — A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.

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