wide

wide
I UK [waɪd] / US adjective
Word forms "wide":
adjective wide comparative wider superlative widest
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1)
a) measuring a large distance from one side to the other

Beijing's wide avenues and boulevards

An earthquake shook a wide area of southern Italy on Saturday.

b) measuring a particular distance from one side to the other

The stream is about 4 feet wide here.

The roads are barely wide enough for cars.

2)
a) including or involving many different things or people

Her proposal has gained wide support in the last few months.

His wide experience of the business world proved invaluable to us.

a wide range/variety:

Workers must carry out a wide range of tasks.

a wide selection/choice:

We carry the area's widest selection of wines.

b) very large

She won the election by a wide margin.

3) concerning the basic aspects of something rather than the details

The report looks at women's employment in its wider social context.

Senior managers are expected to take a wider view of problems.

4) as open or large as possible

a wide smile/grin

The boy looked at the intruder, his eyes wide with fear.

5) going further than the point that was aimed at

a few inches wide of the target

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See:
berth I, mark I, width

II UK [waɪd] / US adverb
Word forms "wide":
comparative wider superlative widest
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1) as much as possible

The door opened wide and people came streaming out.

Stand with your legs wide apart, then touch the floor.

wide awake:

He was now wide awake and sitting up in bed.

2) over a large area

The news spread far and wide.

3) to one side of the point that was aimed at

Gonzalez should have scored, but he shot the ball wide.

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  • Wide — (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable distance or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wide — [wīd] adj. wider, widest [ME < OE wid, akin to Ger weit < IE * wi itos, lit., gone apart (< bases * wi , apart + * ei , to go) > L vitare, lit., to go away from, avoid] 1. extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger… …   English World dictionary

  • wide — ► ADJECTIVE (wider, widest) 1) of great or more than average width. 2) (after a measurement and in questions) from side to side. 3) open to the full extent. 4) including a great variety of people or things. 5) spread among a large number or over… …   English terms dictionary

  • Wide — Wide, n. 1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. The waste wide of that abyss. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • WIDE-LP — (99.1 FM), known on air as Soul Wide or City Wide , is a non profit low power FM radio station in Madison, Wisconsin. External links*FMQ|WIDE LP *LPL|WIDE *FMARB|WIDE …   Wikipedia

  • wide — rather than widely is used in a number of fixed expressions such as wide apart, wide awake, and wide open, as an element in the word widespread, and in the phrases hit (or shoot) wide and open one s eyes wide …   Modern English usage

  • WIDE — bezeichnet das: WIDE Projekt WIDE Netzwerk Women in Development Europe ist ein Zusammenschluss entwicklungspolitischer NROs in Österreich Wide ist der Familienname von: Edvin Wide (1896–1996), schwedischer Leichtathlet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • WIDE — may refer to:*WIDE LP, a radio station (99.1 FM) licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States *Wide angle Infinity Display Equipment *WIDE Project (Widely Integrated Distributed Environment) *Women in Development Europe …   Wikipedia

  • Wide — Wide, adv. [As. w[imac]de.] 1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide. [1913 Webster] [I] went wyde in this world, wonders to hear. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. So as to leave or have a great… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wide — O.E. wid, from P.Gmc. *widas (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. wid, O.N. viðr, Du. wijd, O.H.G. wit, Ger. weit), perhaps from PIE *wi ito , from root *wi apart, away. Wide open unguarded, exposed to attack (1915) originally was in boxing, etc. Wide awake ( …   Etymology dictionary

  • wide — [adj1] expansive, roomy advanced, allinclusive, ample, baggy, broad, capacious, catholic, commodious, comprehensive, deep, dilated, distended, encyclopedic, expanded, extensive, far ranging, far reaching, full, general, immense, inclusive, large …   New thesaurus

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