Meaning & Definition of Wide in English
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Wide
/waɪd/
adjective
1. Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- "Wide roads"
- "A wide necktie"
- "Wide margins"
- "Three feet wide"
- "A river two miles broad"
- "Broad shoulders"
- "A broad river"
synonym:
- wide,
- broad
2. Broad in scope or content
- "Across-the-board pay increases"
- "An all-embracing definition"
- "Blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
- "An invention with broad applications"
- "A panoptic study of soviet nationality"- t.g.winner
- "Granted him wide powers"
synonym:
- across-the-board,
- all-embracing,
- all-encompassing,
- all-inclusive,
- blanket(a),
- broad,
- encompassing,
- extensive,
- panoptic,
- wide
3. (used of eyes) fully open or extended
- "Stared with wide eyes"
synonym:
- wide-eyed,
- wide
4. Very large in expanse or scope
- "A broad lawn"
- "The wide plains"
- "A spacious view"
- "Spacious skies"
synonym:
- broad,
- spacious,
- wide
5. Great in degree
- "Won by a wide margin"
synonym:
- wide
6. Having ample fabric
- "The current taste for wide trousers"
- "A full skirt"
synonym:
- wide,
- wide-cut,
- full
7. Not on target
- "The kick was wide"
- "The arrow was wide of the mark"
- "A claim that was wide of the truth"
synonym:
- wide,
- wide of the mark
adverb
1. With or by a broad space
- "Stand with legs wide apart"
- "Ran wide around left end"
synonym:
- wide
2. To the fullest extent possible
- "Open your eyes wide"
- "With the throttle wide open"
synonym:
- wide
3. Far from the intended target
- "The arrow went wide of the mark"
- "A bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
synonym:
- wide,
- astray
4. To or over a great extent or range
- Far
- "Wandered wide through many lands"
- "He traveled widely"
synonym:
- wide,
- widely
Examples of using
I'm not wide awake yet.
The door was wide open.
My video channel on YouTube has a wide viewership.