went narrow
went narrow is the simple past of go narrow.
Meaning of go narrow
Verb
go narrow (third-person singular simple present goes narrow, present participle going narrow, simple past went narrow, past participle gone narrow)
- To focus on one thing, person, topic or aspect of a situation.
- The Common Mind. Philip Petitt. 1996.
this should not be regarded as a good reason for going narrow.
- The Common Mind. Philip Petitt. 1996.
- To change infrequently.
- The change between futures and spot prices will either go wide -- expand or diminish -- go narrowHedging Commodities: A practical guide to hedging strategies with futures ... Slobodan Jovanovic. Pg. 92
- To use a narrow-angle lens to take one or more photographs.
- Going wide to fit it all in will emphasize the foreground at the expense of the background; going narrow with a long lens will preclude the coloured 'jobbies' clinging to the cliff top that I'm trying not to tread on.2013, David Noton., The Vision
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, narrow.
Questions about went narrow
- What is went narrow the simple past of?
- Went narrow is the simple past of go narrow.
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