narrow
🇺🇸
/ˈnærəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈnærəʊ/
adjective
A2
not wide; small from side to side
The narrow path was hard to walk on.
B2
only just enough; very close
He won by a narrow margin.
B2
limited or small in number
She has a narrow range of interests.
B2
not open to new ideas
His narrow thinking prevents progress.
R
exact or specific
In the narrow sense, the word means this.
verb
B2
to become less wide
The road narrows ahead.
B2
to become smaller or less
The gap between them is narrowing.
translation
not wide; small from side to side; only just enough; very close; limited or small in number; not open to new ideas; exact or specific
to become less wide; to become smaller or less
Word Forms
3rd Present
narrows
Past
narrowed
Perfect
narrowed
Progressive
narrowing
Comparative
narrower
Superlative
narrowest