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/ waɪd /

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adjective, wid·er, wid·est.

having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard.

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.

of great range or scope; embracing a great number or variety of subjects, cases, etc.: wide experience.

open to the full or a great extent; expanded; distended: to stare with wide eyes.

apart or remote from a specified point or object: a guess wide of the truth.

too far or too much to one side: a shot wide of the mark.

Baseball. outside (def. 16):The pitch was wide of the plate.

full, ample, or roomy, as clothing: He wore wide, flowing robes.

Phonetics. lax¹ (def. 7).

British Slang. shrewd; wary.

adverb

to the full extent of opening: Open your mouth wide.

to the utmost, or fully: to be wide awake.

away from or to one side of a point, mark, purpose, or the like; aside; astray: The shot went wide.

over an extensive space or region, or far abroad: scattered far and wide.

to a great, or relatively great, extent from side to side: The river runs wide here.

noun

Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.

Archaic. a wide space or expanse.

OTHER WORDS FOR wide

3 boundless; comprehensive; ample.

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1 narrow.

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Origin of wide

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wīd; cognate with Dutch wijd,German weit,Old Norse vīthr

synonym study for wide

1. Wide, broad refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width: a wide road, piece of ribbon. Broad is more emphatic, and applies to things of considerable or great width, breadth, or extent, especially to surfaces extending laterally: a broad valley.

OTHER WORDS FROM wide

wideness, nouno·ver·wide, adjectiveo·ver·wide·ly, adverbo·ver·wide·ness, noun

su·per·wide, adjectiveul·tra·wide, adjective

Words nearby wide

wid., widder, widdershins, widdle, widdy, wide, wide-angle, wide-angle converter, wide-angle lens, wide-area network, wide-awake

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-wide

a combining form of wide, forming from nouns adjectives with the general sense “extending or applying throughout a given space,” as specified by the noun: communitywide; countrywide; worldwide.

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How to use wide in a sentence

There are three 12MP cameras on the back for the main, telephoto, and wide angle lenses, along with a ToF sensor.
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But instead of just quietly releasing a statement through a publicist, she broadcasted her anger far and wide.
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His hunger strike in December 2011 received nation-wide recognition and was one of the sparks that ignited the protest movement.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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Her eyes, for a moment, fixed themselves with a horrid conviction of a wide and nameless treachery.
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His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
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As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.
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British Dictionary definitions for wide

wide

/ (waɪd) /

adjective

having a great extent from side to side

of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive

(postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to sidetwo yards wide
(in combination) covering or extending throughoutnationwide

distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etcyour guess is wide of the mark

(of eyes) opened fully

loose, full, or roomywide trousers

exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limitsa wide variation

phonetics another word for lax (def. 4), open (def. 34)

adverb

over an extensive areato travel far and wide

to the full extenthe opened the door wide

far from the desired point, mark, etc

noun

(in cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman's reach and scores a run for the batting side

archaic, or poetic a wide space or extent

to the wide completely

Derived forms of wide

widely, adverbwideness, nounwidish, adjective

Word Origin for wide

Old English wīd; related to Old Norse vīthr, Old High German wīt

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wide

In addition to the idioms beginning with wide

wide awake
wide open

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all wool and a yard wide
cut a wide swath
far and wide
give a wide berth to
lay (oneself wide) open
leave (wide) open
off (wide of) the mark

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