narrow

narrow
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verb
1 of a road/river/gap/range
ADVERB
▪ considerably, significantly
▪

The gap between the candidates has narrowed significantly.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.
▪

The river narrows a little here.

▪

The trade deficit with China narrowed slightly.

▪ dramatically, sharply
▪

The gap between the two parties narrowed sharply in the days before the election.

▪ gradually
▪

Left untreated, the arteries will gradually narrow, restricting the flow of blood.

PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪

By the final round the gap had narrowed to three votes.

2 of eyes
ADVERB
▪ slightly
▪

Her eyes narrowed slightly as she studied the woman.

▪ suddenly
▪ dangerously, suspiciously
▪

His blue eyes narrowed suspiciously.

PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪

Lee's eyes narrowed against the harsh glare of the sun.

▪ at
▪

His eyes suddenly narrowed at the sight of her.

▪ in
▪

Her eyes narrowed in anger.

▪ to
▪

His eyes narrowed to slits.

▪ with
▪

His eyes narrowed with suspicion.

Narrow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑deficit, ↑divide, ↑eye, ↑gap, ↑gaze, ↑margin, ↑path, ↑road
Narrow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑artery, ↑choice, ↑deficit, ↑divide, ↑eye, ↑focus, ↑gap, ↑horizon, ↑list, ↑scope, ↑search
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adj.
1 not wide
VERBS
▪ be, look, seem
▪ become, get
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪

The pass gets extremely narrow at its eastern edge.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.
▪

The rear part of the casing is slightly narrower than the front.

▪ relatively
2 limited
VERBS
▪ be, seem
▪ become
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ increasingly
▪ a little, slightly, etc.
▪ comparatively, relatively
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪

people who are rather narrow in outlook

Narrow is used with these nouns: ↑agenda, ↑alley, ↑angle, ↑base, ↑beam, ↑belt, ↑bench, ↑border, ↑bridge, ↑category, ↑channel, ↑chest, ↑chimney, ↑circle, ↑clientele, ↑conception, ↑confines, ↑context, ↑corridor, ↑crack, ↑curriculum, ↑defeat, ↑definition, ↑door, ↑doorway, ↑entrance, ↑escape, ↑eye, ↑flight, ↑focus, ↑foot, ↑gap, ↑gate, ↑gauge, ↑groove, ↑hall, ↑hallway, ↑hip, ↑horizon, ↑ideology, ↑interest, ↑interpretation, ↑lane, ↑lapel, ↑lead, ↑ledge, ↑limit, ↑majority, ↑margin, ↑nose, ↑objective, ↑opening, ↑pass, ↑passage, ↑path, ↑pavement, ↑pelvis, ↑perspective, ↑range, ↑ribbon, ↑river, ↑road, ↑room, ↑scope, ↑seam, ↑self-interest, ↑sense, ↑shaft, ↑shoulder, ↑sidewalk, ↑slice, ↑space, ↑spectrum, ↑stair, ↑staircase, ↑stance, ↑strait, ↑strap, ↑street, ↑stretch, ↑strip, ↑stripe, ↑stroke, ↑topic, ↑track, ↑trail, ↑trench, ↑tube, ↑tunnel, ↑valley, ↑victory, ↑view, ↑vision, ↑vote, ↑waist, ↑width, ↑win, ↑window, ↑wing, ↑zone

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