Widen | Mean of widen in English Dictionary

/ˈwaɪdn̩/

• Verb
• to make (something) wide or wider
1. The city is going to widen the road.
2. They plan to widen the investigation.
3. The team widened [=increased] their lead in the fifth inning.
• to become wide or wider
1. Her eyes widened in surprise.
2. They went swimming at a spot where the river widens.
3. The widening [=increasing] gap between incomes was noted in the study.
4. The scope of the investigation has widened.