wide
adjective OPAL W
/waɪd/
/waɪd/
(comparative wider, superlative widest)
Word Family
Idioms - wide adjective adverb
- widely adverb
- widen verb
- width noun
- measuring a large distance from one side to the other
- It's a wide, fast-flowing river.
- The river gets quite wide here.
- He wore a jacket with wide lapels.
- Her face broke into a wide grin.
Extra Examples- The road was fairly wide.
- Sam has a wide mouth.
- measuring a particular distance from one side to the other
- How wide is that stream?
- It's about 2 metres wide.
- The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass.
- The road was only wide enough for only one vehicle at a time.
- [usually before noun] including a large number or variety of different people or things; covering a large area
- a wide range/choice/variety/selection of goods
- The company offers a wide array of services to businesses.
- Her music appeals to a wide audience.
- It's the best job in the whole wide world.
- Experts believe the project could bring positive benefits to the wider community.
- The contributors to this volume represent a wide spectrum of opinion on the subject.
- Publication on the internet makes the material accessible to a wider public for the first time.
- He is a manager with a wide experience of industry.
- Jenny has a wide circle of friends.
- The incident has received wide coverage in the press.
- The festival attracts people from a wide area.
Extra Examples- We stock a wide range of goods.
- Try to develop a wide vocabulary.
- There is wide disagreement on this issue.
- The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.
- The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition.
- The general aim is for a wider distribution of wealth throughout society.
- The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.
- a very wide range of clothing
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- far and wide
- very big
- The Australians won by a wide margin.
- There are wide variations in prices.
- (only used in the comparative and superlative) general; not only looking at details
- the wider aims of the project
- We are talking about education in its widest sense.
- You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context.
- fully open
- She stared at him with wide eyes.
Extra Examples- His eyes grew wide.
- Their eyes were wide with fear.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- grow
- …
- extremely
- really
- very
- …
- with
- wide (of something) far from the point aimed at
- Her shot was wide (of the target).
- Her shot fell just wide of the target.
- (in adjectives and adverbs) happening or existing in the whole of a country, etc.
- a nationwide search
- We need to act on a Europe-wide scale.
from one side to the other
large number/amount
difference/gap
general
eyes
not close
-wide
Word OriginOld English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
give somebody/something a wide berth
- to not go too near somebody/something; to avoid somebody/something
- He gave the dog a wide berth.
wide of the mark
- not accurate
- Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark.