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Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.
Robert M. Hutchins

Meaning of "widen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WIDEN

widen  [ˈwaɪdən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIDEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Widen is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb widen in English.

WHAT DOES WIDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

widen

Widen

Widen Widen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Definition of widen in the English dictionary

The definition of widen in the dictionary is to make or become wide or wider.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WIDEN

PRESENT

Present
I widen
you widen
he/she/it widens
we widen
you widen
they widen
Present continuous
I am widening
you are widening
he/she/it is widening
we are widening
you are widening
they are widening
Present perfect
I have widened
you have widened
he/she/it has widened
we have widened
you have widened
they have widened
Present perfect continuous
I have been widening
you have been widening
he/she/it has been widening
we have been widening
you have been widening
they have been widening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I widened
you widened
he/she/it widened
we widened
you widened
they widened
Past continuous
I was widening
you were widening
he/she/it was widening
we were widening
you were widening
they were widening
Past perfect
I had widened
you had widened
he/she/it had widened
we had widened
you had widened
they had widened
Past perfect continuous
I had been widening
you had been widening
he/she/it had been widening
we had been widening
you had been widening
they had been widening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will widen
you will widen
he/she/it will widen
we will widen
you will widen
they will widen
Future continuous
I will be widening
you will be widening
he/she/it will be widening
we will be widening
you will be widening
they will be widening
Future perfect
I will have widened
you will have widened
he/she/it will have widened
we will have widened
you will have widened
they will have widened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been widening
you will have been widening
he/she/it will have been widening
we will have been widening
you will have been widening
they will have been widening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would widen
you would widen
he/she/it would widen
we would widen
you would widen
they would widen
Conditional continuous
I would be widening
you would be widening
he/she/it would be widening
we would be widening
you would be widening
they would be widening
Conditional perfect
I would have widen
you would have widen
he/she/it would have widen
we would have widen
you would have widen
they would have widen
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been widening
you would have been widening
he/she/it would have been widening
we would have been widening
you would have been widening
they would have been widening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you widen
we let´s widen
you widen
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to widen
Past participle
widened
Present Participle
widening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIDEN


Aden
ˈeɪdən
Aidan
ˈeɪdən
Croydon
ˈkrɔɪdən
Dryden
ˈdraɪdən
forbidden
fəˈbɪdən
guidon
ˈɡaɪdən
Haydn
ˈhaɪdən
Heraclidan
ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdən
Heraklidan
ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdən
hidden
ˈhɪdən
laden
ˈleɪdən
Leiden
ˈlaɪdən
Leyden
ˈlaɪdən
maiden
ˈmeɪdən
midden
ˈmɪdən
Poseidon
pɒˈsaɪdən
rewiden
ˌriːˈwaɪdən
ridden
ˈrɪdən
Sheridan
ˈʃɛrɪdən
Sidon
ˈsaɪdən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIDEN

wide-angle lens
wide-awake
wide-awake hat
wide-awakeness
wide-bodied
wide-body
wide-brimmed
wide-eyed
wide-mouthed
wide-open
wide-ranging
wideband
widely
widener
wideness
widening
wideout
widershins
widescreen
widespread

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIDEN

Baden
bridemaiden
burden
clothes maiden
den
Dresden
Eden
garden
gleemaiden
golden
handmaiden
hoiden
holden
ice maiden
iron maiden
sudden
swan maiden
Sweden
wicket maiden
wooden

Synonyms and antonyms of widen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WIDEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «widen» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of widen

Translation of «widen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIDEN

Find out the translation of widen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of widen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «widen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使变宽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ensanchar
570 millions of speakers

English

widen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توسيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расширить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alargar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্তীর্ণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

élargir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meluaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erweitern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

広げる/広くなる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넓히다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Widen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mở rộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரிவுபடுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रूंदावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genişletmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allargare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poszerzyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розширити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lărgi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διευρύνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbreed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vidga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utvide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of widen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIDEN»

The term «widen» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIDEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «widen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «widen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about widen

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «WIDEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word widen.
1
James Broughton
I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do what they were most afraid of doing, to widen their horizons of action.
2
Jessie Cave
Children who have been in work for a long time suddenly get a thud down to earth once the cuteness fades, hips widen, voices drop and jawlines strengthen.
3
Siobhan Davies
We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and here which would widen our world.
4
Siobhan Davies
What we do now is to be valued - but we need to do more, so that it's more exciting to other people, and therefore that excitement shines back on us and we're able to have the energy to do more, to widen our creativity.
5
George Eads
The show has boundaries right now we're trying to widen them not break them.
6
Bill Gross
Bond investors want growth much like equity investors, and to the extent that too much austerity leads to recession or stagnation then credit spreads widen out - even if a country can print its own currency and write its own cheques.
7
Taufik Hidayat
The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has to change.
8
Robert M. Hutchins
Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.
9
Jeremy Irons
So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.
10
Greg Lake
I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I want to try stuff from other genres and try to widen my musical base.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIDEN»

Discover the use of widen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to widen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lar and Len: A Long Strange Trip
Come along with Lar and Len, two guys from Milwaukee, as they relive the fun of 1979. More than 150 photos of Len accompany the text.
Larry Widen, Larry Widen and Leonard Sadorf, 2006
2
Vintage Milwaukee Postcards
Each postcard is captioned with information about the past or present building on the site. This book is fun for collectors, historians and photography buffs alike. This book is also available in an upscaled all-color version.
Larry Widen, 2005
3
Entertainment in Early Milwaukee
This book answers that question, covering pop culture from the mid-1800s up to 1950, from the earliest tavern stages hosting traditional German plays and musicals, to the large traveling circus acts that arrived via the railroad, to the ...
Larry Widen, 2007
4
35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say: Surprising Things ...
If you've ever wanted to be more effective in your communication with others, or have been afraid of saying the wrong thing, then this concise guide is essential to becoming more inclusive and diversity-smart.
Maura Cullen, 2008
5
Doc Savage: Arch Enemy of Evil
The book also includes all Bantam paperback reprint covers, plus miscellaneous comic book art and other related material. An introduction by pulp historian Will Murray and cover art by Joe DeVito round out the collection.
Larry Widen, 2006
6
Collaboration to widen participation in higher education
The editors have drawn together the work of experts who illustrate just how effective collaborative practices can be in extending higher education to traditionally underrepresented groups.Contributors come from across Europe and from ...
Liz Thomas, Michael Cooper, Jocey Quinn, 2002
7
Why Wars Widen: A Theory of Predation and Balancing
When political cost is high, wars will be less likely to widen. Great powers that enter the conflict will do so for balancing reasons. When great powerswiden a war for balancing reasons, they create incentives for predation by smaller states,  ...
Stacy Bergstrom Haldi, 2004
8
Tombstone Blues
See where Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and others are buried. Over 50 original photos by the author accompany the text.
Larry Widen, 2006
9
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea: an autobiography
The autobiography of one of Canada's best loved poets "bristles with splenetic vitality" -Stephen Smith, "Quill & Quire"
Al Purdy, Alex Widen, 1993
10
Silver Screens: A Pictorial History of Milwaukee's Movie ...
In this revised edition of their book Milwaukee Movie Palaces, the authors present new findings on film innovations, drive-in theaters, projection booths, movie promotions, noted theater personalities, recent restoration efforts, and much ...
Larry Widen, Judi Anderson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term widen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Current Account Deficit Likely to Widen in June Quarter: Report
New Delhi: India's current account deficit (CAD) is likely to widen in the June quarter to 1.8-2.0 per cent of GDP while for the current financial year, it is likely to ... «NDTV, Aug 15»
2
This trans woman wants to 'widen the bandwidth of gender' by …
This psychotherapist and photographer says she wants to “widen the bandwidth of gender” so she kept her beard and partakes in traditionally masculine ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
3
Work to widen, reconstruct Silverbell Road begins today
Work has begun to widen and reconstruct North Silverbell Road from West Goret to ... Improvements include widening Silverbell to a curbed, four-lane divided ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
Broward's Port Everglades clear to widen, deepen channels
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Broward County's Port Everglades has received a new report that clears the way for it to begin the next phase of deepening and widening ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
5
Ethiopia to widen choices over ports
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia wants to reduce its dependency on the Port of Djibouti by developing links with Mombasa Port in Kenya, Berbera Port in ... «East African Business Week, Jun 15»
6
Authorities widen search for missing mother of 2
GRAHAM — A search is under way in three Pierce County cities for a mother of two who went missing under what authorities are calling suspicious ... «The Columbian, Jun 15»
7
GDOT Awards Contract To Widen S.R. 140 in Bartow County
The project includes a mile of widening from two to four lanes and reconstruction on SR 140, from west of Oothcalooga Creek to S.R. 3/U.S. 41 in Bartow County. «Patch.com, May 15»
8
Turnpike commission to begin project that would widen roadway to …
Construction to rebuild and widen the roadway on Interstate 76 in York County will ... The $94 million project that will widen the interstate from four to six lanes ... «PennLive.com, May 15»
9
Bartlett settles on plan to widen Rt. 59, Stearns Road
Route 59 and Stearns Road in Bartlett, which will be widened to include dual left ... The Bartlett village board Tuesday night narrowly selected a design to widen ... «Chicago Daily Herald, May 15»
10
Government Asks Income Tax Department to Widen Taxpayer Base …
New Delhi: Government has embarked on a plan to widen the country's taxpayer base and asked the Income Tax department to bring under its net at least 25 ... «NDTV, May 15»

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