Meanings
to make something wider or broader.
کسی چیز کو زیادہ چوڑا یا وسیع کرنا۔
پھیلانا
phailana
Common Collocations
- widen the scope
- widen one's knowledge
- widen the gap
Example Sentences
We need to widen the road to accommodate more traffic.
ہمیں زیادہ ٹریفک کے لیے سڑک کو چوڑا کرنا ہوگا۔
Hamein zyada traffic ke liye sadak ko chora karna hoga.
The company plans to widen its market reach in the upcoming year.
کمپنی کا منصوبہ ہے کہ اگلے سال اپنے مارکیٹ کی دسترس کو وسیع کرے۔
Company ka mansooba hai ke agle saal apne market ki dastaras ko wasi kare.
We should widen our understanding of different cultures.
ہمیں مختلف ثقافتوں کی سمجھ کو بڑھانا چاہیے۔
Hamein mukhtalif saqafat ki samajh ko barhana chahiye.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of WIDE as 'Wide Increase' - to make things more distant.
Imagine a road that becomes wider as more cars try to fit.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
کتنا پھیلتا ہے یہ دریا کی گہرائی کا راز، اور ہم چپ چاپ دیکھتے ہیں اس کی اڑان کو۔
Kitna phailta hai yeh darya ki gehraai ka raaz, Aur hum chup chaap dekhte hain is ki udaan ko.
How wide the mystery of the river's depth expands, And we quietly watch its flight.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
چور دروازے سے باہر نکلنا
Chor darwaze se bahar nikalna
To escape through a back door.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "wīdian" — to make wide
First known use: before the 12th century
The term 'widen' has roots in Old English, relating to the act of increasing width. It has evolved over centuries to denote not just physical widening, but also abstract concepts.