Word Games Pro Dictionary
widen
verb
To become wide or wider.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- IDE
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈwaɪdən/
Meaning
Definitions
verb
To become wide or wider.
“His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.”
To make wide or wider.
To let out clothes to a larger size.
“She widened his trousers for him.”
To broaden or extend in scope or range.
“The police widened their enquiries.”
To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.
In context
Example Sentences
His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
She widened his trousers for him.
The police widened their enquiries.
Opposite words