narrow
gb/nˈɛɹoʊ/ us/nˈɛɹoʊ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1800
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
A2
property
1
small in width
Not wide; having little space from side to side.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a narrow [street/road/path]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
పర్యాయపదాలు
slim (Suggests thinness, often used for objects or people, sometimes with a positive connotation.)
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thin (General term for having little thickness; can refer to width in some contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
wide (Describes something with a large distance from side to side.)
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broad (Similar to 'wide', often used for roads, shoulders, or expanses.)
పదకలయికలు
narrow street
|narrow path
|narrow escape
|narrow corridor
|narrow passage
విషయాలు
measurement
|description
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The car could barely fit down the narrow street.
- We crossed a narrow bridge over the river.
- The hallway was too narrow for two people to walk side by side.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The road is very narrow.
- I walk on a narrow path.
- This table is long and narrow.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
make or become smaller in width/scope
To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to narrow [something] down to [options/choices]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
పర్యాయపదాలు
tighten (Can mean making something more limited or strict, not just physically smaller.)
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reduce (A general term for making something less in amount, size, or scope.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
widen (To make something larger in width or scope.)
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broaden (To increase the range, scope, or width of something.)
పదకలయికలు
narrow down
|narrow gap
|narrow focus
విషయాలు
change
|decision making
|core_vocabulary
|space
ఉదాహరణలు
- The path narrows as you go up the hill.
- We need to narrow the list of candidates to three.
- The river narrows before it reaches the falls.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The road will narrow ahead.
- We narrow the choices to two.
- The river narrows here.
adjective
B2
property
3
limited in interests/views
Not willing to accept different ideas or ways; not open-minded.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a narrow [mind/view/perspective]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
పర్యాయపదాలు
close-minded (Directly emphasizes refusal to consider different ideas.)
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limited (General term for having a small range of ability, knowledge, or openness.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
open-minded (Willing to consider new and different ideas.)
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broad-minded (Tolerant and willing to accept many different opinions or behaviors.)
పదకలయికలు
narrow view
|narrow mind
|narrow perspective
విషయాలు
personality
|social
|core_vocabulary
|education
ఉదాహరణలు
- He has a narrow view of what success means.
- Her thinking is too narrow for this creative project.
- We should avoid being narrow in our judgments.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He has a narrow mind.
- She is narrow about new ideas.
- Do not be narrow when you listen.
నామవాచకం
C1
entity
4
small strip of land/water
A thin piece of land or water between bigger areas.
పర్యాయపదాలు
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
పదకలయికలు
sea narrow
విషయాలు
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
ఉదాహరణలు
- Ships passed through the narrow between the two islands.
- They camped on a narrow of land by the lake.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- We walk across the narrow between lakes.
- The boat goes through the narrow.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
narrow
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹoʊ/
US/nˈɛɹoʊ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
nar - row (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (nar)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: narrow
- Comparative: narrower
- Superlative: narrowest
Verb
- Base: narrow
- 3rd Person Singular: narrows
- Present Participle: narrowing
- Past: narrowed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
a narrow escape
1/ə nˈɛɹoʊ ɪskˈeɪp/
fixed phrase
almost avoiding danger/harm
When someone almost has an accident or bad thing happen but avoids it just in time.
ఉదాహరణలు
- It was a narrow escape when the tree fell just behind us.
- She had a narrow escape from injury in the crash.
narrow down
1/nˈɛɹoʊ dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
reduce number of choices
To make a list or group smaller by removing things that are not needed.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We need to narrow down our options before deciding.
- The police narrowed down the list of suspects to two men.
narrow margin
1/nˈɛɹoʊ mˈɑɹd͡ʒən/
fixed phrase
very small difference in result/amount
A result that is only just different from another result; not by much.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They won by a narrow margin of two votes.
- The team lost by a narrow margin.