widen

widen
verb (to make, or become, wide or wider: They have widened the road; The lane widens here.) ensanchar, ampliar, extender
widen vb ensanchar
widen
tr['waɪdən]
transitive verb
1 (road etc) ensanchar
2 figurative use (knowledge etc) ampliar, extender
■ the party must widen its appeal among young people el partido tiene que extender su popularidad entre los jóvenes
intransitive verb
1 (road etc) ensancharse; (eyes) abrirse
■ the river widens here el río se ensancha aquí
2 (project etc) extenderse; (difference, gap) aumentar
■ the widening gap between rich and poor la diferencia cada vez más grande entre ricos y pobres
widen ['waɪdən] vt
: ampliar, ensanchar
widen vi
: ampliarse, ensancharse
widen
v.
• engrosar v.
• ensanchar v.
'waɪdṇ
1.
transitive verb \<\<road/entrance\>\> ensanchar; \<\<range/debate/scope\>\> ampliar*

2.
vi \<\<road/tunnel\>\> ensancharse

the gap between us has widened — las diferencias entre nosotros se han acentuado

Phrasal Verbs:
['waɪdn]
1. VT
1) (lit) [+ road, river, sleeve] ensanchar
2) (fig) [+ knowledge, circle of friends] extender, ampliar
2. VI
1) (lit) (also: widen out) ensancharse

the passage widens out into a cave — el pasillo se ensancha para formar una caverna

2) (fig)

the gap between rich and poor has widened — ha aumentado la diferencia entre ricos y pobres

the widening gap between the rich and the poor — el creciente abismo entre los ricos y los pobres

* * *
['waɪdṇ]
1.
transitive verb \<\<road/entrance\>\> ensanchar; \<\<range/debate/scope\>\> ampliar*

2.
vi \<\<road/tunnel\>\> ensancharse

the gap between us has widened — las diferencias entre nosotros se han acentuado

Phrasal Verbs:

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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