Widening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an increase in width

a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈaɪdənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaɪdənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaɪdənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈaɪdənɪŋ/.

Examples

The road widened
Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
widen the road

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

let out extend broaden broadening turnout widen

Antonyms

take in narrowing narrow

Parts of Speech

noun	an increase in width
noun	a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
noun	the act of making something wider
verb	become broader or wider or more extensive “The road widened”
verb	make (clothes) larger “Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight”
verb	make wider “widen the road”
verb	extend in scope or range or area “The law was extended to all citizens”

Word Forms

widen	verb	become broader or wider or more extensive
widening	noun	an increase in width
extensive	adjective	large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extension	noun	act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
extent	noun	the point or degree to which something extends

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erweiterung

eine Vergrößerung der Breite

🇫🇷French

élargissement

une augmentation de la largeur

🇪🇸Spanish

ensanchamiento

un aumento en el ancho

🇮🇹Italian

allargamento

un aumento della larghezza

🇳🇱Dutch

verbreding

een toename van de breedte

🇵🇹Portuguese

ampliando

um aumento na largura

🇷🇺Russian

расширение

увеличение ширины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चौड़ा

चौड़ाई में वृद्धि

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশস্ত করা

প্রস্থ বৃদ্ধি

🇮🇳Tamil

விரிவுபடுத்துதல்

அகலத்தின் அதிகரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తరించడం

వెడల్పు పెరుగుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

रुंदीकरण

रुंदीत वाढ

🇮🇳Gujarati

પહોળું કરવું

પહોળાઈમાં વધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗಲವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಅಗಲ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശാലമാക്കുന്നു

വീതിയിൽ വർദ്ധനവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌੜਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਚੌੜਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوڑا کرنا

چوڑائی میں اضافہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扩大

宽度增加

🇯🇵Japanese

広がる

幅の増加

🇰🇷Korean

확대

폭의 증가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mở rộng

sự gia tăng chiều rộng

🇹🇭Thai

ขยับขยาย

ความกว้างเพิ่มขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelebaran

peningkatan lebar

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalawak

isang pagtaas sa lapad

🇲🇾Malay

melebar

peningkatan dalam lebar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اتساع

زيادة في العرض

🇮🇷Persian

گسترده شدن

افزایش عرض

🇹🇷Turkish

genişleme

genişlikte bir artış

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתרַחֲבוּת

עלייה ברוחב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'widening'?

The primary meaning of 'widening' is 'an increase in width'.

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Using 'widening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'widening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'widening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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