wide

[ wahyd ]

/ waɪd /

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adjective, wid·er, wid·est.

having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard.

having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide.

of great horizontal extent; extensive; vast; spacious: the wide plains of the West.

of great range or scope; embracing a great number or variety of subjects, cases, etc.: wide experience.

open to the full or a great extent; expanded; distended: to stare with wide eyes.

apart or remote from a specified point or object: a guess wide of the truth.

too far or too much to one side: a shot wide of the mark.

Baseball. outside (def. 16):The pitch was wide of the plate.

full, ample, or roomy, as clothing: He wore wide, flowing robes.

Phonetics. lax (def. 7).

British Slang. shrewd; wary.

adverb

to the full extent of opening: Open your mouth wide.

to the utmost, or fully: to be wide awake.

away from or to one side of a point, mark, purpose, or the like; aside; astray: The shot went wide.

over an extensive space or region, or far abroad: scattered far and wide.

to a great, or relatively great, extent from side to side: The river runs wide here.

noun

Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.

Archaic. a wide space or expanse.

Origin of wide

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wīd; cognate with Dutch wijd,German weit,Old Norse vīthr

SYNONYMS FOR wide

3 boundless; comprehensive; ample.

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ANTONYMS FOR wide

1 narrow.

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synonym study for wide

1. Wide, broad refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width: a wide road, piece of ribbon. Broad is more emphatic, and applies to things of considerable or great width, breadth, or extent, especially to surfaces extending laterally: a broad valley.

OTHER WORDS FROM wide

wideness, nouno·ver·wide, adjectiveo·ver·wide·ly, adverbo·ver·wide·ness, noun

su·per·wide, adjectiveul·tra·wide, adjective

Definition for wide (2 of 2)

-wide

a combining form of wide, forming from nouns adjectives with the general sense “extending or applying throughout a given space,” as specified by the noun: communitywide; countrywide; worldwide.

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British Dictionary definitions for wide

wide

/ (waɪd) /

adjective

having a great extent from side to side

of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive

(postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to sidetwo yards wide
(in combination) covering or extending throughoutnationwide

distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etcyour guess is wide of the mark

(of eyes) opened fully

loose, full, or roomywide trousers

exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limitsa wide variation

phonetics another word for lax (def. 4), open (def. 34)

adverb

over an extensive areato travel far and wide

to the full extenthe opened the door wide

far from the desired point, mark, etc

noun

(in cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman's reach and scores a run for the batting side

archaic, or poetic a wide space or extent

to the wide completely

Derived forms of wide

widely, adverbwideness, nounwidish, adjective

Word Origin for wide

Old English wīd; related to Old Norse vīthr, Old High German wīt

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Idioms and Phrases with wide

wide

In addition to the idioms beginning with wide

wide awake
wide open

also see:

all wool and a yard wide
cut a wide swath
far and wide
give a wide berth to
lay (oneself wide) open
leave (wide) open
off (wide of) the mark

单词	wide
释义	wide [ wahyd ] / waɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wide ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, wid·er, wid·est. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide. of great horizontal extent; extensive; vast; spacious: the wide plains of the West. of great range or scope; embracing a great number or variety of subjects, cases, etc.: wide experience. open to the full or a great extent; expanded; distended: to stare with wide eyes. apart or remote from a specified point or object: a guess wide of the truth. too far or too much to one side: a shot wide of the mark. Baseball. outside (def. 16):The pitch was wide of the plate. full, ample, or roomy, as clothing: He wore wide, flowing robes. Phonetics. lax (def. 7). British Slang. shrewd; wary. adverb to the full extent of opening: Open your mouth wide. to the utmost, or fully: to be wide awake. away from or to one side of a point, mark, purpose, or the like; aside; astray: The shot went wide. over an extensive space or region, or far abroad: scattered far and wide. to a great, or relatively great, extent from side to side: The river runs wide here. noun Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting. Archaic. a wide space or expanse. Origin of wide First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English wīd; cognate with Dutch wijd,German weit,Old Norse vīthr SYNONYMS FOR wide 3 boundless; comprehensive; ample. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wide ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR wide 1 narrow. SEE ANTONYMS FOR wide ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for wide 1. Wide, broad refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width: a wide road, piece of ribbon. Broad is more emphatic, and applies to things of considerable or great width, breadth, or extent, especially to surfaces extending laterally: a broad valley. OTHER WORDS FROM wide wideness, nouno·ver·wide, adjectiveo·ver·wide·ly, adverbo·ver·wide·ness, noun su·per·wide, adjectiveul·tra·wide, adjective Definition for wide (2 of 2) -wide a combining form of wide, forming from nouns adjectives with the general sense “extending or applying throughout a given space,” as specified by the noun: communitywide; countrywide; worldwide. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for wide wide / (waɪd) / adjective having a great extent from side to side of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive (postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to sidetwo yards wide (in combination) covering or extending throughoutnationwide distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etcyour guess is wide of the mark (of eyes) opened fully loose, full, or roomywide trousers exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limitsa wide variation phonetics another word for lax (def. 4), open (def. 34) adverb over an extensive areato travel far and wide to the full extenthe opened the door wide far from the desired point, mark, etc noun (in cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman's reach and scores a run for the batting side archaic, or poetic a wide space or extent to the wide completely Derived forms of wide widely, adverbwideness, nounwidish, adjective Word Origin for wide Old English wīd; related to Old Norse vīthr, Old High German wīt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with wide wide In addition to the idioms beginning with wide wide awake wide open also see: all wool and a yard wide cut a wide swath far and wide give a wide berth to lay (oneself wide) open leave (wide) open off (wide of) the mark The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to wide full, ample, broad, loose, deep, far-reaching, large, immense, spacious, extensive, vast, expanded, far, remote, away, off, astray, advanced, all-inclusive, baggy
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wide

adjective, wid·er, wid·est.

adverb

noun

Origin of wide

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Definition for wide (2 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for wide

adjective

adverb

noun

Derived forms of wide

Word Origin for wide

Idioms and Phrases with wide

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