"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 • ...
(1) eye, access, sidewalk, road
Kolokacji: 4
(3) scope, horizon
Kolokacji: 2
(4) search, investigation
Kolokacji: 2
1. widen one's search = rozszerzać się czyjś poszukiwania widen one's search
2. widen one's investigation = rozszerzać się czyjś śledztwo widen one's investigation
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission has widened its investigation into mutual funds to include those held by millions of Americans in retirement accounts.
  • The police say they are widening their investigation into mistakes made by the department.
  • The committee has only recently widened its investigation to look more closely at Qwest's dealings after interviewing 12 current and former senior officials at the company.
  • The internal documents have emerged as the government is widening its investigation of the KPMG shelters.
  • But the encouraging news was tempered by its warning that federal regulators looking into accounting irregularities had widened their investigation.
  • The police widened their investigation into the Barons private life in order to discover whether the kidnapping had other motives than financial gain.
  • The regulator is now widening its investigation in the run up to Christmas, and will look at the online advertising of a further 50 firms.
  • Quoting "sources close to the investigation" and "unnamed police contacts," she outlined the possibility that we had widened our investigation, citing the murder in Oakland.
  • She also asked the Chancellor's office to widen its investigation.
  • Investigators widened their investigation of Parmalat this week to focus on the role that Italian and foreign banks and advisers may have played.
(5) appeal, participation
Kolokacji: 2
widen + preposición
Kolokacji: 24
widen into • widen out • widen at • widen in • widen with • ...
widen + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 23
widen slightly • widen further • suddenly widen • gradually widen • widen considerably • ...

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