Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to widen
Participle: widened
Gerund: widening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | widen |
| you | widen |
| he;she;it | widens |
| we | widen |
| you | widen |
| they | widen |
Perfect
| I | have widened |
| you | have widened |
| he;she;it | has widened |
| we | have widened |
| you | have widened |
| they | have widened |
Past
| I | widened |
| you | widened |
| he;she;it | widened |
| we | widened |
| you | widened |
| they | widened |
Pluperfect
| I | had widened |
| you | had widened |
| he;she;it | had widened |
| we | had widened |
| you | had widened |
| they | had widened |
Future
| I | will widen |
| you | will widen |
| he;she;it | will widen |
| we | will widen |
| you | will widen |
| they | will widen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have widened |
| you | will have widened |
| he;she;it | will have widened |
| we | will have widened |
| you | will have widened |
| they | will have widened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | widen |
| you | widen |
| he;she;it | widen |
| we | widen |
| you | widen |
| they | widen |
Perfect
| I | have widened |
| you | have widened |
| he;she;it | have widened |
| we | have widened |
| you | have widened |
| they | have widened |
Imperfect
| I | widened |
| you | widened |
| he;she;it | widened |
| we | widened |
| you | widened |
| they | widened |
Pluperfect
| I | had widened |
| you | had widened |
| he;she;it | had widened |
| we | had widened |
| you | had widened |
| they | had widened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would widen |
| you | would widen |
| he;she;it | would widen |
| we | would widen |
| you | would widen |
| they | would widen |
Perfect
| I | would have widened |
| you | would have widened |
| he;she;it | would have widened |
| we | would have widened |
| you | would have widened |
| they | would have widened |
Imperative
| you | widen |
| we | Let's widen |
| you | widen |
Verbs conjugated like 'widen'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'widen'
wilden,
wisen,
wizen,
bide,
den,
dizen,
elden,
enwiden,
gilden,
hide,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- make wider
- thicken
- broaden
- expand, spread, extend, distend, enlarge, augment, stretch, splay
- to make wider
- breadthen, broaden, enwiden, thicken, widthen
Antonyms
- to make longer
- shorten, lengthen
- to make wider
- lengthen, shorten, straiten
- to make narrower
- straiten
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. PIE word
2. *dwóh₁
3. From wide + -en (verbal suffix).
Sample Sentences
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[...] instances of pecuniary and personal sacrifice have already had their growth among them; and it is much to be regretted that the gulf between them and the advocates of emancipation should have been widened and deepened by any means: the rather, as there are, beyond dispute, among these slave-owners, many kind masters who are tender in the exercise of their unnatural power. Still, it is to be feared [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)