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- Dictionarywide/wʌɪd/
adjective
- 1. of great or more than average width: "a wide road" Similar Opposite
- 2. including a great variety of people or things: "a wide range of opinion" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. to the full extent: "his eyes opened wide" Similar Opposite
- 2. far from a particular or intended point or target: "his final touchline conversion drifted wide" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batter to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.
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WIDE definition: 1. having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in…. Learn more.
The meaning of WIDE is having great extent : vast. How to use wide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wide.
having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard. Antonyms: narrow. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide. of great horizontal extent; extensive; vast; spacious: the wide plains of the West. Synonyms: ample, comprehensive, boundless.
Wider is used to describe something which relates to the most important or general parts of a situation, rather than to the smaller parts or to details. He emphasised the wider issue of superpower cooperation. Oakley locates housework in the wider context of economic, social and political structures.
WIDE meaning: 1. having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in…. Learn more.
Wide is the word most commonly used to talk about something that measures a long distance from one side to the other. Broad is more often used to talk about parts of the body. (Although wide can be used with mouth .)
having a distance of 5 miles /3 inches /6 metres, etc from one side to the other: The swimming pool is five metres wide. a wide range/selection/variety, etc. B1. a lot of different types of thing: The library is a good source of a wide range of information.
1. Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide. 2. To the full extent; completely. 3. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal. 4. Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass. n. Sports.
Definition of wide adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. “ wide roads”. “a wide necktie”. “ wide margins”. “three feet wide ”. synonyms: broad. comprehensive, overarching. including all or everything. thick.