Narrow
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English
Adjective
Narrow (comparative narrower, superlative narrowest)
- having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- a narrow hallway
- (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- a narrow interpretation
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Verb
Narrow (third-person singular simple present Narrows, present participle Narrowing, simple past and past participle Narrowed)
- (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- (intransitive) To get narrower.
- The road narrows.
Thesaurus
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Pronunciation
Etymology
Old English nearu
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