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# narrow

«narrow» in Mova's school dictionary: **not wide; with only a small distance from one side to the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (narrower, narrowest); verb (narrow, narrows, narrowed, narrowing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Narrow means not wide; with only a small distance from one side to the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#m1)

2) A narrow win, escape or miss is one that only just happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#m2)

3) To narrow is to become or make something less wide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#m3)

4) To narrow something down is to make a list of choices smaller. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#m4)

5) Narrow-minded means not willing to accept new or different ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, width tells you how narrow or wide a shape is. In road and outdoor safety, narrow lanes and paths have little space for cars and people, so walk in single file and listen for traffic. In stories, a narrow escape is a close call. In thinking, narrowing down helps solve problems (rule out answers). Phrases: a narrow path, narrow escape, narrow victory, narrow it down, narrow-minded.

### examples

- The path was too narrow for two bikes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x1)
- We walked in single file down the narrow lane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x2)
- The team won by a narrow margin of one point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x3)
- He had a narrow escape from the falling branch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x4)
- The river narrows near the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x5)
- We narrowed the choices down to two. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x6)
- Her eyes narrowed with suspicion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/#x7)

### note

Opposite: wide, broad. Adverb: narrowly (narrowly missed). In maths problems, a narrow win or narrow margin means a small difference between the two numbers.

### In the corpora

- [She calls it "a narrow escape", meaning a near miss with danger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears/7/)
- [A rip current is a narrow, fast flow of water moving away from the shore.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/44-the-beach-and-the-sea/12/)
- [Most rips are narrow, so a short swim parallel to the shore takes you out of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/10/)
- [Asthma narrows the tubes that carry air into the lungs, so breathing is hard and wheezy; a reliever inhaler opens them again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/2/)
- [On a narrow path, step aside and say hello; walkers going uphill usually have the right of way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «narrow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/narrow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.