WIDENED

Verb

widened

simple past tense and past participle of widen

Anagrams

• indewed

Source: Wiktionary


WIDEN

Wid"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Widened; p. pr. & vb. n. Widening.]

Definition: To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.

Wid"en, v. i.

Definition: To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend. Arches widen, and long aisles extend. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 November 2024

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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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