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ADJECTIVE narrow COMPARATIVE narrower SUPERLATIVE narrowest
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narrow English

Meaning narrow meaning

What does narrow mean?
Definitions in simple English

narrow Adjective

— If something is narrow, it is not wide; it is thin. The bridge was narrow. She has a narrow waist. — If something is narrow, it is limited. He has a narrow knowledge of math.

narrow Verb

— If something is narrowed, it becomes thinner; it becomes narrower. He narrowed his eyes in anger. The road narrows near the lake.

narrow

— adjective not wide a narrow bridge a narrow line across the page — verb make or become more narrow or restricted The selection was narrowed The road narrowed — adjective limited in size or scope the narrow sense of a word — adjective (= narrow-minded) lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view a brilliant but narrow-minded judge narrow opinions — verb (= constrict) become tight or as if tight Her throat constricted — verb (= specialize, specialise) become more focus on an area of activity or field of study She specializes in Near Eastern history — verb (= narrow down) define clearly I cannot narrow down the rules for this game — adjective very limited in degree won by a narrow margin a narrow escape — noun a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water — adjective (= minute) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination a minute inspection of the grounds a narrow scrutiny an exact and minute report

Synonyms narrow synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as narrow?

narrow English » English

tight small thin cramped contract close confined strait slender limited tiny make narrow restricted crowded tense taper squeezed narrow down constricted slim near narrow-minded little close-fitting straiten restrict limit illiberal contracted constrict become narrow weak watch out unreliable uncertain strict squeeze specify specialize specialise shrink short shallow gully reduce pinch pin down peg down parochial nail down minute

Topics narrow topics

What do people use narrow to talk about?
States Big Wide

Narrow
Universe, creation World Land

Valley
Person Body

Head
Person Body Head

Mouth
Physical actions Divide into pieces

Dig
States Quantity More

Decrease
States Big

Big area
Social behavior Conflict War

Win
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression

Conjugation narrow conjugation

How do you conjugate narrow?

narrow · verb

Examples narrow examples

How do I use narrow in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The road is too narrow for cars.
This road is very narrow.
The road is getting narrow.
The valley is getting narrow.
The road which leads to the hotel is narrow.
The angle would be too narrow.
The gate is too narrow for a car.
The gate was too narrow for the truck.
The street is very narrow.
The town has many narrow lanes.
There's narrow road to the village.
We think that the narrow road was responsible for the accident.
The bungalow is approached only by a narrow path.
This road is too narrow for cars to pass.
This road is too narrow for trucks to pass.
Streets are often twisted and narrow in the suburbs.
We walked along a narrow path.
Enter by the narrow gate.
What narrow stairs!
The gate is too narrow for the car.
The gate is so narrow that the car can't pass through it.
It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow necked bottles: the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out.
You are in a narrow rocky shaft. There is some light shining from far above. Below you is the cave you started in. What do you do now?
Only a male intellect clouded by the sexual drive could call the stunted, narrow-shouldered, broad-hipped and short-legged sex the fair sex.

Movie subtitles

Amazingly, this life thrived in an extremely hostile environment, which meant we needed to expand our narrow view of where life might be found.
I recognise the font as Lucida Italic, which should narrow it down.
They're all long, narrow and tapered.
You go down there, down that narrow path there. until you come to that little jungle there.
My wife's father died and left her a narrow gauge railway. and a lumber mill and. several other things.
Some are narrow, others vaulted.
You don't mean that narrow, pinched-up state on the wrong side of Boston?
The bed. is kinda narrow.
Lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counselor in moments of temptation and guide along the straight and narrow path.
Oh, you've been listening to some narrow-minded people.
Why, that implies that I'm puritanical and narrow-minded.
They're apt to be slightly narrow-minded, these righteous people.
That would be a pity for you, but that's a narrow viewpoint.
The borderline between delusion and reality is very narrow.
A narrow path leads to the cave's entrance, hidden by shrubs of roses.
That must've been a narrow bridge.
The gun jammed. It was a narrow escape.
They're just petty and narrow-minded.
A ridiculous, narrow-minded old maid.
I've gone down narrow rapids, I've even loved other women, but never have I been so dizzy, so-so helpless as I am at this very moment.
I dub you Pinocchio's conscience, lord high keeper of the knowledge of right and wrong, counsellor in moments of temptation. and guide along the straight and narrow path.
You see, gentlemen, the orbit of Orion is approximately this narrow path. between the equator and the 10-degree parallel.
A very narrow escape.
This is the plan of the enemy submarine nest in the harbor and the narrow seaway between them.
You go down there, down that narrow path there. until you come to that little jungle there. You see it?
Her glance, her glasses, her hair. narrow nose and mouth like a scar. all gave her face an impossible look.
We all had a narrow escape, and we deserve a good night's rest.
I've flown over the high mountains, I've gone down narrow rapids, I've even loved other women, but never have I been so dizzy, so-so helpless as I am at this very moment.
Narrow? goes!
Narrow lanes, high hedges, thatched cottages and all that?
How can one marry in house with such narrow doors?
Well, I've had a narrow escape.
And narrow-minded.

News and current affairs

Donors should structure aid to ensure that it supports sound national development policies and programs, rather than their own narrow interests.
The nature of suffering around the world hardly justifies this narrow strategy.
For them, given Israel's narrow and vulnerable geographic shape and continuing Arab enmity, controlling the West Bank and Gaza is not an ideological imperative, but is driven by security considerations.
When violence erupts in water-starved regions such as Darfur, Sudan, political leaders tend to view the problems in narrow political terms.
The narrow view of the catastrophe's economic impact is that Japan doesn't really matter anymore.
This aristocratic tradition of standing above the narrow strains of ethnic nationalism may be the best argument to hang on to royalty a little longer.
Will it turn from promoting democracy to a narrow realist view of its interests?
It also is unlikely that American foreign policy will return to a narrow realism and drop all emphasis on democracy and human rights.
Almost everybody complains, almost everybody aggressively defends their own narrow and short-term interests, and almost everybody abandons any pretense of looking ahead or addressing the needs of others.
But such a narrow, economics-based view fails to account for the larger questions of value that societies worldwide are facing.
Let me stake out more precisely the narrow path that would allow Europe to pass through this minefield.
With their very specific forms, the most effective anti-viral vaccines must be designed for a narrow range of factors.
Without a significant increase in opportunities for political participation, including genuinely competitive elections, the chasm between a predominantly young population and a ruling elite with a narrow generational base will widen.
My portal to the world of artificial intelligence is a narrow one: the more than 500-year-old game of chess.
This depreciation would perhaps be justifiable had Nigeria managed to use easy money to narrow the gap between ordinary Nigerians' standard of living and that of people living in Britain.
The dramatic weakening of the US dollar may help America to narrow its massive trade deficit, but we should not expect any sustained improvement without drastic changes in American management.
Above all, it shows that international sanctions can bear fruit, and that a diplomatic way forward - even if proves to be a narrow one - is possible.
Not surprisingly, the political elite became self-absorbed and served only its own narrow interests.
The 66th session of the UN General Assembly is a renewed opportunity for the countries of the world to set aside narrow, short-term interests and commit to cooperative efforts to address humanity's long-term imperatives.
As a result, Europe is retreating into a narrow regional outlook - and assuming that America will carry the burden of major global issues.
The turmoil has led to a gradual rebalancing, with the US current-account deficit beginning to narrow and emerging markets taking steps to boost domestic demand.

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