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Origin of narrow
before 900; Middle English; Old English nearu; cognate with Old Saxon naru narrow, Dutch naar unpleasant; akin to German Narbe scar, literally, narrow mark
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narrow
/ (ˈnærəʊ) /
adjective
verb
to make or become narrow; limit; restrict
noun
a narrow place, esp a pass or strait
See also narrows
Derived forms of narrow
narrowly, adverbnarrowness, nounWord Origin for narrow
Old English nearu; related to Old Saxon naru
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