Collocations with "narrowly"

16 collocations found

narrowly escape

To succeed in escaping by a very small margin, often from danger.

escape8.2
narrowly avoid

To succeed in avoiding something, but with very little margin.

avoid7.8
narrowly interpret

To understand or explain the meaning of something in a limited or restricted sense.

interpret7.3
miss7.2
win7.1
narrowly defeat

To defeat someone by only a small margin.

defeat7.0
beat6.9
narrowly define

to state the meaning of something in a very restricted or limited way

define6.8
narrowly reject

To reject by a very small margin, often in a vote.

reject6.5
narrowly survive

to succeed in surviving, but with difficulty or by a small margin

survive6.5
narrowly approve

To agree by only a very small number of votes.

approve6.0
narrowly avert

used to say that something bad was only just prevented

avert6.0
narrowly evade

to only just succeed in avoiding something

evade6.0
narrowly conceive

To think about or create something in a limited or restricted way.

conceive5.1
narrowly tailor

To adapt something for a very specific or limited group.

tailor5.0
narrowly prescribe

To define or set rules in a very limited and specific way.

prescribe4.5