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widely
wide W0147700 (wīd)adj. wid·er, wid·est 1. 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.2. Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations.3. Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes.4. 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.5. Deviating or straying from something expected or specified: a remark that was wide of the truth.6. Linguistics Lax.adv. wider, widest 1. Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide.2. To the full extent; completely.3. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.4. Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass.n. Sports A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.
[Middle English, from Old English wīd; see wi- in Indo-European roots.]
wide′ly adv.wide′ness n.wid′ish adj.wide•ly (ˈwaɪd li)
adv. 1. to a wide extent. 2. over a wide area: a widely distributed plant. 3. by or among a large number of persons: a widely known artist. 4. in many subjects: to be widely read. 5. greatly or very: widely differing accounts of the incident. [1655–65] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | widely - to a great degree; "her work is widely known" | | 2. | widely - to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"wide | | 3. | widely - so as to leave much space or distance between; "widely separated" |
Translationswide (waid) adjective1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise. 寬闊的 宽阔的2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it? 寬度 宽度3. great or large. He won by a wide margin. 大的 广大的4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching. 廣泛的 广泛的 adverb with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide. (眼睛)張大地 （眼睛）张得很大地 ˈwidely adverb 寬闊地，廣泛地 广泛地ˈwiden verb to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here. 加寬，變寬，更寬 加宽ˈwideness noun 寬闊 扩大width (widθ) noun1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths. 寬度 宽度2. the state of being wide. 寬闊 广阔ˌwide-ˈranging adjective (of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc. (興趣等)廣泛的 广泛的ˈwidespread adjective spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease. 普遍的 普遍的give a wide berth (to) to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds. 遠離 远离wide apart a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart. 張得很開 保持距离，离得很远 wide awake fully awake. 完全清醒的 完全清醒的wide open fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep. 敞開，大開 敞开，大开 EncyclopediaSeewideAcronymsSeeWDLYwidely
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