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A man with his arms open wide.

adjective

The definition of wide is extending over a large area, of great range or of greater than normal size.
An example of something wide is a larger than average sized foot.

adverb

Wide is defined as over a large area, or to a large extent.
An example of wide used as an adverb is in the phrase "to read wide," which means to read a large range of books.

noun

Wide is a cricket term meaning a ball that was bowled out of batman's reach, which is counted as a run for the batter.
An example of a wide is a way of scoring a run for the batting team.

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wide

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 (adjective)

Origin of wide

Middle English from Old English wid, akin to German weit from Indo-European an unverified form wi-itos, literally , gone apart ( from bases an unverified form wi-, apart + an unverified form ei-, to go) from source Classical Latin vitare, literally , 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

Rare a wide area
Cricket a ball bowled out of the batsman's reach, counted as a run for the batting team

-wide

existing or extending throughout (a specified area): statewide

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wide

adjective

wid·er, wid·est

a. Having a specified extent from side to side: a ribbon two inches wide.
b. Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad: a wide road; a wide necktie.
Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations.
Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes.
a. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal: a shot that was wide of the target.
b. Baseball Outside.
c. Sports Being toward or near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.
Deviating or straying from something expected or specified: a remark that was wide of the truth.
Linguistics Lax.

adverb

wider, widest

Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide.
To the full extent; completely.
To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.
Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass.

noun

Sports

A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.

Origin of wide

Middle English from Old English wīd ; see wi- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

wide′ly
adverb

wide′ness
noun

wid′ish
adjective

-wide

suffix

Extending or effective throughout a specified area or region: statewide.

Origin of -wide

From wide

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Adjective

(comparative wider, superlative widest)

Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a wide corridor.
Large in scope.
The inquiry had a wide remit.
(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent wide player.
On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.
(phonetics, dated) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
Remote; distant; far.
Latimer
It is far wide that the people have such judgments.
Herbert
How wide is all this long pretence!

Related terms

widely
widen
wideness
widescale
width
wide awake
wide of the mark

Adverb

(comparative wider, superlative widest)

extensively
He travelled far and wide.
completely
He was wide awake.
away from a given goal
The arrow fell wide of the mark.
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

Noun

(plural wides)

(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

Origin

From Middle English wid, wyd, from Old English wÄ«d (“wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ«daz, from Proto-Indo-European *wÄ«- (“apart, asunder, in two"), from Proto-Indo-European *weye- (“to drive, separate"). Cognate with Scots wyd, wid (“of great extent; vast"), West Frisian wiid (“broad; wide"), Dutch wijd (“wide; large; broad"), German weit (“far; wide; broad"), Swedish vid (“wide"), Icelandic vÃÃ°ur (“wide"), Latin dÄ«vidÅ (“separate, sunder"), Latin vÄ«tÅ (“avoid, shun"). Related to widow.

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