narrow
gb/nˈɛɹoʊ/ us/nˈɛɹoʊ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1800
keskeny, szűkül, szűkít, szűklátókörű, korlátolt, szoros, földszoros, keskeny földsáv
A2
1
keskeny
A2
استعمال کا انداز:
a narrow [street/road/path]
The car could barely fit down the narrow street.
Az autó alig fért el a keskeny utcán.
We crossed a narrow bridge over the river.
Átkeltünk egy keskeny hídon a folyó felett.
The hallway was too narrow for two people to walk side by side.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The road is very narrow.
Az út nagyon keskeny.
I walk on a narrow path.
Egy keskeny ösvényen sétálok.
This table is long and narrow.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
معنی
small in width
لفظی تراکیب
narrow street
|narrow path
|narrow escape
|narrow corridor
|narrow passage
ہم معنی الفاظ
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.)
متضاد الفاظ
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.)
موضوعات
measurement
|description
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
Not wide; having little space from side to side.
Having a small distance from one side to the other compared to length or height.
فعل
B1
2
استعمال کا انداز:
to narrow [something] down to [options/choices]
The path narrows as you go up the hill.
Az ösvény egyre szűkül, ahogy felfelé mész a dombon.
We need to narrow the list of candidates to three.
Háromra kell szűkítenünk a jelöltek listáját.
The river narrows before it reaches the falls.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The road will narrow ahead.
Előrébb szűkül az út.
We narrow the choices to two.
Két lehetőségre szűkítjük a választást.
The river narrows here.
عام غلطی:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
معنی
make or become smaller in width/scope
لفظی تراکیب
narrow down
|narrow gap
|narrow focus
ہم معنی الفاظ
tighten (Can mean making something more limited or strict, not just physically smaller.)
|
reduce (A general term for making something less in amount, size, or scope.)
متضاد الفاظ
widen (To make something larger in width or scope.)
|
broaden (To increase the range, scope, or width of something.)
موضوعات
change
|decision making
|core_vocabulary
|space
تعریف
To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.
To reduce or become reduced in width, range, or extent.
B2
3
szűklátókörű
B2
korlátolt
B2
استعمال کا انداز:
a narrow [mind/view/perspective]
He has a narrow view of what success means.
Szűklátókörűen gondolkodik arról, hogy mit jelent a siker.
Her thinking is too narrow for this creative project.
A gondolkodása túl szűklátókörű ehhez a kreatív projekthez.
We should avoid being narrow in our judgments.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He has a narrow mind.
Szűklátókörű.
She is narrow about new ideas.
Szűklátókörű az új ötletekkel kapcsolatban.
Do not be narrow when you listen.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
معنی
limited in interests/views
لفظی تراکیب
narrow view
|narrow mind
|narrow perspective
ہم معنی الفاظ
close-minded (Directly emphasizes refusal to consider different ideas.)
|
limited (General term for having a small range of ability, knowledge, or openness.)
متضاد الفاظ
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.)
موضوعات
personality
|social
|core_vocabulary
|education
تعریف
Not willing to accept different ideas or ways; not open-minded.
Having a limited range of interests, knowledge, or tolerance.
اسم
C1
4
Ships passed through the narrow between the two islands.
A hajók áthaladtak a két sziget közötti szoroson.
They camped on a narrow of land by the lake.
A tó mellett egy keskeny földsávon táboroztak.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
We walk across the narrow between lakes.
Átsétálunk a tavak közötti földszoroson.
The boat goes through the narrow.
A hajó áthalad a szoroson.
معنی
small strip of land/water
لفظی تراکیب
sea narrow
ہم معنی الفاظ
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
موضوعات
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
تعریف
A thin piece of land or water between bigger areas.
A place where land or water is much narrower than usual between two larger areas.
گرامر
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narrow
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹoʊ/
US/nˈɛɹoʊ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
nar - row (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (nar)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: narrow
- Comparative: narrower
- Superlative: narrowest
Verb
- Base: narrow
- 3rd Person Singular: narrows
- Present Participle: narrowing
- Past: narrowed
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- They won by a narrow margin of two votes.
- The team lost by a narrow margin.