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widen up

widen up verb: to become or make (something) wider.

Verb

widen up (third-person singular simple present widens up, present participle widening up, simple past and past participle widened up)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) wider.

Forms of widen up

third-person singular presentwidens up
present participlewidening up
past participlewidened up
pastwidened up

Questions about widen up

What does widen up mean?
Widen up means to become or make (something) wider.
What part of speech is widen up?
Widen up is a verb.
What is the past tense of widen up?
The past tense of widen up is widened up.

Words near widen up in the dictionary

  1. widemouth blindcat
  2. widemouth blindcats
  3. widemouthed
  4. widen
  5. widen someone's horizons
  6. widen up
  7. widenable
  8. widened
  9. widened someone's horizons
  10. widened up
  11. widener

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