Dutch Meaning of narrow

smal

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Definitions and Meaning of narrow in English

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narrow (n)

a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

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narrow (v)

make or become more narrow or restricted

define clearly

become more focused on an area of activity or field of study

become tight or as if tight

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narrow (a)

not wide

lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

very limited in degree

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narrow (s)

limited in size or scope

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

Webster

narrow (superl.)

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority.

Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.

Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13.

Webster

narrow (n.)

A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.

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narrow (v. t.)

To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.

To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.

To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

Webster

narrow (v. i.)

To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.

Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.

To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.

FAQs About the word narrow

smal

a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water, make or become more narrow or restricted, define clearly, become more focused on an area of activity or field of

mager,slank,dun,dichtbij,samengeperst,Gecondenseerde,verlengen,langwerpig,prima,lineair

Breed,breed,omvangrijk,stevig,vet,massief,Hurkzitting,stevig,stomp,dik

narre => nar, narratory => narratief, narrator => verteller, narratively => Verhalend, narrative => verhaal,