narrow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ærəʊ

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Old English nearu

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narrow (comparative narrower, superlative narrowest)

1. 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

2. (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

   a narrow interpretation

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• wide

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to narrow (third-person singular simple present narrows, present participle narrowing, simple past and past participle narrowed)

1. (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
2. (intransitive) To get narrower.

   The road narrows.

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