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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

narrow

/ˈnæɹəʊ/

adjective1 of 2

long but not wide; a small distance from one side to the other compared to length

  • “This road is too narrow for a car to pass.”Tatoeba
  • “Unfortunately he's a little too narrow-minded to accept these changes.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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