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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.wid•ish (ˈwaɪ dɪʃ) adj. rather wide; tending to be wide. [1770–80] TranslationsEncyclopediaSeewide |