wide Definition
wide (wīd)
adjective wid′er, wid′·est
- extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger area from side to side than is usual or normal a wide bed
- of a specified extent from side to side three miles wide
- of great extent, range, or inclusiveness a wide variety, wide reading
- roomy; ample; loose; full wide pants
- open or extended to full width eyes wide with fear
- landing, striking, or ending far from the point, issue, etc. aimed at: usually with of wide of the target
- ☆ having a relatively low proportion of protein: said of livestock feed
- Phonet. lax ()
Etymology: 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
adverb wid′er, wid′·est
- over a relatively large area; widely to travel far and wide
- to a large or full extent; fully with the door wide open
- so as to miss the point, issue, etc. aimed at; astray shots that went wide
noun
- Rare a wide area
- Cricket a ball bowled out of the batsman's reach, counted as a run for the batting team
wide Related Forms
wide′ly adverb
wide′·ness noun
wide Synonyms
wide
modif.
wide Usage Examples
Preposition: on
left: From his position wide on the left of midfield, Stuart Elliott contributed 29 league and cup goals.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
steer: Alan Lee headed a Daniel Gabbidon cross over, and then Lee steered a header narrowly wide from a Gary Croft cross.
Modifies a noun
- range: The report has been reviewed by a wide range of crop experts across the US.
- variety: We provide courses in a wide variety of outdoor pursuits.
- audience: Putting music on for the sake of getting great bands heard by a wider audience is what it is all about.
- selection: Use Search for a wider selection or multiple criteria.
- community: Industry standards were then developed to meet the needs of wider communities of interest.
- choice: Patients continue to have a wide choice in how they wish to pay for dental treatment.
Modifying Another Word
- narrowly: Alan Lee headed a Daniel Gabbidon cross over, and then Lee steered a header narrowly wide from a Gary Croft cross.
- much: This is part, too, of a much wider agenda of public service reform.
- exceptionally: This enables students to chose options from an exceptionally wide range of modules available within the University.
- sufficiently: If enough churches participate there should be a sufficiently wide choice of churches and dates for those members who wish to take part.
Used with adjective complement
- head: Ashley Cole crossed a good ball into the area; Frank Lampard met the ball but just headed wide of the near post.
- blaze: Seconds after the restart Holmes wasted a glorious opportunity to put the game beyond doubt when he blazed wide.
- go: Offer los angeles car insurance lake a glimpse they go wide.
- fire: South's best chance came when another dribbling run from James Bridge was fired just wide of the goal.
- open: His floppy ears lifted slightly and his eyes opened wide.
- grow: Rather than height, the extra years add thickness, it would grow wider if I didn't trim the horizontals each year.
Preposition: of
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