v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Widened p. pr. & vb. n. Widening. ] To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room. “I landed in a small creek about the wideness of my canoe.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Large extent in all directions; broadness; greatness; as, the wideness of the sea or ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ひらく, hiraku](v5k, vt) (1) to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.); (v5k, vi) (2) to spread out; to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.); to widen (gap, distance, width); (3) to hold; to give (party, conference, etc.); (P)#7332[Add to Longdo]
[のべる, noberu](v1, vt) (1) to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to stretch; to widen; (2) (延べる, 伸べる only) to postpone; to extend[Add to Longdo]