Meaning of narrow in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈnɛroʊ/

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  1. Verb

    narrow

    Definitions

    1. make or become more narrow or restricted

    Examples

    • « The selection was narrowed »
    • « The road narrowed »

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  2. 2. define clearly

    Examples

    • « I cannot narrow down the rules for this game »
  3. 3. become more special

    Examples

    • « We specialize in dried flowers »

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  4. 4. become tight or as if tight

    Examples

    • « Her throat constricted »

  5. Classifying Adjective

    narrow

    Definitions

    1. limited in size or scope

    Examples

    • « the narrow sense of a word »

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  6. 2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

    Examples

    • « a minute inspection of the grounds »
    • « a narrow scrutiny »
    • « an exact and minute report »

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  7. Noun

    narrow

    Definitions

    1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

  8. Qualitative Adjective

    narrow

    Etymology

    Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’

    Definitions

    1. not wide

    Examples

    • « a narrow bridge »
    • « a narrow line across the page »

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  9. 2. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

    Examples

    • « a brilliant but narrow-minded judge »
    • « narrow opinions »

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  10. 3. very limited in degree

    Examples

    • « won by a narrow margin »
    • « a narrow escape »

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