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wide (wīd)

adjective wid′er, wid′·est

  1. extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger area from side to side than is usual or normal a wide bed
  2. of a specified extent from side to side three miles wide
  3. of great extent, range, or inclusiveness a wide variety, wide reading
  4. roomy; ample; loose; full wide pants
  5. open or extended to full width eyes wide with fear
  6. landing, striking, or ending far from the point, issue, etc. aimed at: usually with of wide of the target
  7. ☆ having a relatively low proportion of protein: said of livestock feed
  8. 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

  1. over a relatively large area; widely to travel far and wide
  2. to a large or full extent; fully with the door wide open
  3. so as to miss the point, issue, etc. aimed at; astray shots that went wide

noun

  1. Rare a wide area
  2. 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.

  1. Broad

    extended, spacious, deep; see broad 1, extensive 1.

  2. Loose

    broad, roomy, full, ample, voluminous, flowing, hanging; see also loose 1.

  3. Extensive

    large-scale, all-inclusive, universal; see comprehensive.

  4. Inaccurate

    astray, off the mark, far off; see wrong 2, 3.

  5. Sparse

    far-flung, separated, far; see away 1, scattered. See syn. study at broad.

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

  • post: He pushes his kick wide of the left post.
  • goal: He managed to get his shot away but it went wide of the goal.