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widen

/ˈwaɪdən/ /ˈwaɪdən/
verb Regular verbwiden widened
  1. 1 genişlemek
  2. 2 genişletmek

Definition (English)

  1. To increase in distance from side to side.
  2. To make something bigger from side to side.

Example Sentences

  1. Her eyes widened in surprise when she heard the news.
    Haberi duyunca gözleri şaşkınlıkla büyüdü.
  2. The river widens as it reaches the sea.
    Nehir denize ulaşırken genişler.
  3. The city plans to widen the main road to alleviate traffic.
    Şehir, trafiği rahatlatmak için ana yolu genişletmeyi planlıyor.
  4. The company wants to widen its range of products.
    Şirket ürün yelpazesini genişletmek istiyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base widen
/ˈwaɪdən/
Past widened
/ˈwaɪdənd/
Participle widened
/ˈwaɪdənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edwiden → widened

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. widened /ˈwaɪdənd/

Synonyms

broadenexpandenlarge

Antonyms

narrowshrink

Collocations

widen the roadwiden the gapwiden the scopeeyes widen

Related Words

distancespaceroadgapareadimension