Bedeutung von narrow auf Englisch

narrow

adjective

/ˈnær.əʊ/ us

/ˈner.oʊ/

narrow adjective (SMALL WIDTH)

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having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length:

a narrow bridge/passage/gap

a narrow face

narrow feet

narrow street The little village has very narrow streets.

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We drove up a narrow dirt track to their house.
They had a narrow escape when their car crashed.
The Socialists won by a narrow/large majority.
The evening sun slanted through the narrow window.
The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel.

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Narrow and thin

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Thin and fine

narrow adjective (LIMITED)

C2 mainly disapproving

limited to a small area of interest, activity, or thought:

They are unable to see beyond the narrow world of the theatre.

It was regarded as a very narrow interpretation of the law.

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narrow-minded disapproving

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Range and limits

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narrow adjective (ONLY JUST)

A narrow result is one that could easily have been different because the amount by which someone failed or succeeded was very small:

narrow margin The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes.

narrow defeat The opposition had a narrow defeat.

narrow victory We won a narrow victory.

a narrow escape

a situation in which you avoid danger although you very nearly do not:

We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.

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Small in number and quantity

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Redewendung

a narrow squeak

narrow

verb

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/ˈner.oʊ/

narrow verb (LESS WIDE)

C1 [ I or T ]

to become less wide or to make something less wide:

The road narrows after the bridge.

narrow your eyes He narrowed his eyes in suspicion.

They have narrowed the focus of the investigation, to concentrate on younger adults.

narrow the gap figurative We must strive to narrow the gap between rich and poor.

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Narrow and thin

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Becoming and making smaller or less

narrow verb (LESS)

C2 [ I ]

to become less:

narrow to something from something The retailer's loss narrowed to $3 million from $10 million a year earlier.

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Becoming and making smaller or less

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Verb mit Präposition

narrow something down

(Definition von narrow aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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narrow

adjective

/ˈnær·oʊ/

narrow adjective (SMALL)

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having a small distance from one side to the other:

Scenes from the movie were filmed in some of Rome’s ancient, narrow streets.

Narrow also means slight, esp. as a measure of difference:

He was defeated in the election by a narrow margin.

It was a narrow victory, with the golf tournament decided by a single stroke.

Narrow also means only just successful:

He had a narrow escape, getting out of the car just before it burst into flames.

narrow adjective (LIMITED)

limited in range:

The local newspaper tends to focus on narrow regional issues.

narrow

verb [ I/T ]

/ˈnær·oʊ/

narrow verb [I/T] (BECOME SMALLER)

to become or make something narrower or smaller:

[ I ] The road narrows from four lanes to two when you leave town.

[ T ] Senate leaders met again to try to narrow the budget deficit.

(Definition von narrow aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

narrow | Business Englisch

narrow

adjective

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extremely small:

a narrow margin/defeat/victory/lead The election was won by a narrow margin of 85 votes.

including only a small number of things:

Specialization by developing countries in a narrow range of commodities had left them vulnerable to external shocks.

With little money available, the policymakers established narrow eligibility criteria and limited the number of grants.

in a narrow range

FINANCE

if something trades in a narrow range, it does not go up and down very much in price:

Dealers in London described trading as light with prices continuing to trade in a narrow range.

narrow

verb [ I or T ]

/ˈnærəʊ/ us

[ I ]

to become less in amount, or to make something become less in amount:

narrow to sth (from sth) The retailer's loss narrowed to $3 million from $10 million a year earlier.

a narrowing gap/difference/deficit

narrowing

noun [ S or U ]

Rising costs caused some narrowing of profit margins.

(Definition von narrow aus dem Cambridge Wörterbuch Business-Englisch © Cambridge University Press)

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Here is the tale's paradox in its final and narrowest instantiation.

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Identified dissepiments on the holotype are slightly narrower than the stipes seen in ventral view, but whether they are themselves autothecal transfers cannot be determined.

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He begins by acknowledging the mechanical consequences: more rapid circulation narrows the distance between the intermediary relay points.

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Although confidence limits were narrower, the lower confidence limits were very similar.

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The beginning social research worker can make most certain the value of his contribution if he narrows his research to very specific problems.

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Using the 11 mm figure, tests were conducted to see if the window for targeted control could be narrowed.

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Neointimal proliferation was mild and did not lead to a significant lumen narrowing.

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In the future, however, it would be useful to explore issues such as those raised here using a sample with a narrower age range.

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Coercion, she argues, is the narrower notion; coercion always undermines voluntariness but coercion is not always present when agreement is involuntary.

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As time went by, the search gradually narrowed.

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At times the reports range over a number of question areas, and at other times they are concerned with narrower themes.

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Although the lumen is not significantly narrowed, localized peaks of velocity, up to 2 m/sec were found close to the two indented regions.

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The left ventricular outflow tract was moderately narrowed from hypertrophied septal tissue.

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However, it is worth noting that his actual concerns are narrower than this.

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At the very least, its diffusion narrows the distance between the practices of science and the practices of production.

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Bedeutung von narrow auf Englisch

narrow adjective (SMALL WIDTH)

narrow adjective (LIMITED)

narrow adjective (ONLY JUST)

Verwandtes Wort

Redewendung

narrow verb (LESS WIDE)

narrow verb (LESS)

Verb mit Präposition

narrow | Amerikanisches Wörterbuch

narrow adjective (SMALL)

narrow adjective (LIMITED)

narrow verb [I/T] (BECOME SMALLER)

narrow | Business Englisch

narrowing

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