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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