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[ˈnarəʊ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of small width in relation to length
(e.g: he made his way down the narrow road)
- limited in extent, amount, or scope
(e.g: they ate a narrow range of foods)
- denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin
(e.g: the home team just hung on for a narrow victory)
- denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx
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Origin
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Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar ‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe ‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’
[ˈnarəʊ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- become or make less wide
(e.g: the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge)
- become or make more limited in extent or scope
(e.g: the gap between the sexes is narrowing)
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Origin
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Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar ‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe ‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’
[ˈnarəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water
(e.g: there was a car ferry across the narrows of Loch Long)
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Origin
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Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar ‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe ‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’
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