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انگریزی

narrow

gb/nˈɛɹoʊ/ us/nˈɛɹoʊ/
A2 انگریزی
~ 1800
معانی
0 معانی
adjective A2 property
1

small in width

Not wide; having little space from side to side.

استعمال کا انداز: a narrow [street/road/path]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'narrow' with 'thin'. 'Thin' usually describes thickness, while 'narrow' describes width from side to side.
ہم معنی الفاظ
slim (Suggests thinness, often used for objects or people, sometimes with a positive connotation.) | 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.) | broad (Similar to 'wide', often used for roads, shoulders, or expanses.)
لفظی تراکیب
narrow street |narrow path |narrow escape |narrow corridor |narrow passage
موضوعات
measurement |description |daily life |space |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The road is very narrow.
  • I walk on a narrow path.
  • This table is long and narrow.
فعل B1 action
2

make or become smaller in width/scope

To make something smaller in size or range; to become smaller.

استعمال کا انداز: to narrow [something] down to [options/choices]
عام غلطی:
Learners may forget that 'narrow down' is common when talking about reducing options, and just say 'narrow' instead.
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.)
لفظی تراکیب
narrow down |narrow gap |narrow focus
موضوعات
change |decision making |core_vocabulary |space
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

استعمال کا انداز: a narrow [mind/view/perspective]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this sense with physical narrowness. Context about ideas or attitudes is key.
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.) | broad-minded (Tolerant and willing to accept many different opinions or behaviors.)
لفظی تراکیب
narrow view |narrow mind |narrow perspective
موضوعات
personality |social |core_vocabulary |education
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He has a narrow mind.
  • She is narrow about new ideas.
  • Do not be narrow when you listen.
اسم C1 entity
4

small strip of land/water

A thin piece of land or water between bigger areas.

ہم معنی الفاظ
strait (Specifically refers to a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large areas of water.)
لفظی تراکیب
sea narrow
موضوعات
geography |nature |space |travel
مثالیں
  • Ships passed through the narrow between the two islands.
  • They camped on a narrow of land by the lake.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • We walk across the narrow between lakes.
  • The boat goes through the narrow.
گرامر
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narrow
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹoʊ/
US/nˈɛɹoʊ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
nar - row (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (nar)
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Adjective
  • Base: narrow
  • Comparative: narrower
  • Superlative: narrowest
Verb
  • Base: narrow
  • 3rd Person Singular: narrows
  • Present Participle: narrowing
  • Past: narrowed
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
narrows verb narrowing verb narrowed verb narrower adjective narrowest adjective
Core family
narrowly adverb B2
Related words
narrowness noun narrow-minded adjective
Negative and opposite forms
wide adjective A1 broad adjective A2
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.
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