When you ‘widen’ something, you make it bigger from side to side. Think about a road that more cars can drive on. If the road is too small, only a few cars can fit. But when you ‘widen’ the road, it becomes big enough for lots of cars to drive side by side.

Another way to think about ‘widen’ is with a smile. When someone has a small smile, their mouth doesn’t stretch very far. But if their smile widens, it goes from a little smile to a big, happy smile that stretches across their face.

Imagine your arms when you give a hug. If you want to hug a big teddy bear, you have to widen your arms, stretching them out so they can wrap around the teddy bear.

Widening can also be like opening a book. When the book is closed, you can’t see the pages. But as you widen the book by opening it, you can see all the pages and pictures inside. It’s like making space to see more things!