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wid‧en
1 [intransitive and transitive] to become wider, or to make something wider [≠ narrow]: They're widening the road. The river widens and splits.
They're widening the road.The river widens and splits.2 [intransitive and transitive] to become larger in degree or range, or to make something do this [≠ narrow]: The gap between income and expenditure has widened to 11%. They are trying to widen the discussion to include environmental issues.
The gap between income and expenditure has widened to 11%.They are trying to widen the discussion to include environmental issues.3 [intransitive] if your eyes widen, they open more, especially because you are surprised or frightened
