Widen vs Extent - What's the difference?
widen | extent |
To become wide or wider.
To make wide or wider.
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To let out clothes to a larger size.
To broaden or extend in scope or range.
A range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
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(computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
As a proper noun widen
is sweden.As a noun extent is
a range of values or locations.As an adjective extent is
(obsolete) extended.widen
English
Verb
(en verb)- His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
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- She widened his trousers for him.
- The police widened their enquiries.
Anagrams
* * * English ergative verbsextent
English
Noun
(en noun)- The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.