Hello everyone!
Today we are going to learn all about words we use to talk about
distances and dimensions. For example: “my swimming pool is very deep”.
Broad and wide and tall and high
Wide – extending a great distance from one side to the other : not narrow.
Ex: “Sarah’s room has great wide windows, there’s always a lot of light”
Ex: “Sarah’s room has great wide windows, there’s always a lot of light”
Broad - arge from one side to the other side.
Ex: “He has a broad knowledge of the education system”
Ex: “He has a broad knowledge of the education system”
We use “wide” more commonly than “broad”.
Tall - greater in height than the average person, building, etc.
Ex: “Paul is not very tall for his age”
Ex: “Paul is not very tall for his age”
High – rising or extending upward a great distance.
Ex: “The Alps are very high mountains”
Ex: “The Alps are very high mountains”
We use “tall” for people and “high” for objects and things.
Deep and shallow
Deep -
Ex: “The sea is very deep here, so you can see a lot of different types of fish”
Ex: “The sea is very deep here, so you can see a lot of different types of fish”
Shallow -
Ex: “The children were playing in the shallow end of the beach”
Ex: “The children were playing in the shallow end of the beach”
Derived words, phrases and compounds
Long
Length - the distance from one end of something to the other end : a measurement of how long something is.
Ex: “Measure the length of the wall, then we’ll know how much paper we need”
Ex: “Measure the length of the wall, then we’ll know how much paper we need”
Lengthen – to become longer.
Ex: “You must try to lengthen my dress, it’s too short”
Ex: “You must try to lengthen my dress, it’s too short”
Short
Shorten - to become shorter.
Ex: “If you take that road, it’ll shorten your journey”
Ex: “If you take that road, it’ll shorten your journey”
Wide
Width - the distance from one side of something to the other side : a measurement of how wide something is.
Ex: “The width of the classroom allowed for 10 chairs and tables”
Ex: “The width of the classroom allowed for 10 chairs and tables”
Widening - to become wide or wider
Ex: “The hole in Tom’s shorts is widening, soon it’ll be huge”
Ex: “The hole in Tom’s shorts is widening, soon it’ll be huge”
Broad
Broaden - to make (something) wider or more general.
Ex: “Travel broadens the mind”
Ex: “Travel broadens the mind”
Broad-minded - willing to accept opinions, beliefs, or behaviors that are unusual or different from your own.
Ex: “Broad-minded people are open people, they like to experience new things and meet new people”
Ex: “Broad-minded people are open people, they like to experience new things and meet new people”
High
Height - a measurement of how tall a person or thing is : the distance from the bottom to the top of a person or thing.
Ex: “The height of that shelf is two metres”
Ex: “The height of that shelf is two metres”
Low
Lower - located below another or others of the same kind.
Ex: “Could you lower your prices? It’s a bit expensive”
Ex: “Could you lower your prices? It’s a bit expensive”
Deep
Depth - a distance below a surface.
Ex: “The depth of the Amazon river is over 20 metres”
Ex: “The depth of the Amazon river is over 20 metres”
More dimension words:
Stretch - to continue for a specified distance: to extend over an area.
Ex: “The road stretches all the way down the hill”
Ex: “The road stretches all the way down the hill”
Spreading - to become larger or to affect a larger area : to move into more places.
Ex: “The city is growing very fast and spreading all over the mountain”
Ex: “The city is growing very fast and spreading all over the mountain”
Shrink - to make (something) smaller in amount, size, or value.
Ex: “The forest is shrinking due to deforestation”
Ex: “The forest is shrinking due to deforestation”
Remember, words such as the these will greatly help your ability to
speak and understand advanced English. Why? Because sometimes particles
of a sentence like “depth” and “wider” are used all the time,