"widen" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

widen verbo

widen + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 15

widen one's eyes • widen the gap • widen one's lead • widen one's broadcast area • widen the scope • ...

widen + preposición

Kolokacji: 24

widen into • widen out • widen at • widen in • widen with • ...

Kolokacji: 12

1. widen into = rozszerzać się do widen into

After several minutes of running, the corridor widened into another room.
The green eyes met his, and the lips widened into a smile.
The basin is likely to continue widening far into the future.
The black face widened into a smile, and he said, "Yes, but not a little boy like you."
In the 1980s, the road was widened into a 6-lane highway.
The police say they are widening their investigation into mistakes made by the department.
He found his mouth trying to widen into a grin.
This is now being widened into a 6-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic.
By this time the grin had widened into a full smile.
Then they passed the last village and the road widened into a long, straight pavement.