wide
wide
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vaid
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "wide"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ

having a large length from side to side

broad

wide definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bridge was wide, allowing for multiple lanes of traffic.
āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϞ⧇āύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ

significantly considerable in magnitude, amount, or intensity
wide definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gap between the two competitors ’ scores was surprisingly wide.
āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝāϜāύāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ

encompassing a broad, varied range of people, items, situations, content, or subjects
wide definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her interests are incredibly wide, spanning from astronomy to ancient history.
āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻœā§āϝ⧋āϤāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āϟāĻžāύāϟāĻžāύ

(of eyes) opened or stretched as much as possible, often due to surprise, fear, or amazement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the dimly lit room, his wide eyes betrayed his fear of the unknown noises.
āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āϘāϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšā§‹āĻ– āĻ…āϜāĻžāύāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ

affecting or involving a large number of people or occurring across a vast area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The internet has made it easier for information to have a wide reach, accessible to millions instantly.
āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāύ⧇āϟ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āϞāĻ•ā§āώ āϞāĻ•ā§āώ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•

addressing the larger, more general aspects of a situation or issue
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She discussed the wider effects of climate change, beyond just the rising temperatures.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇, āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻ­ā§āϰāĻˇā§āϟ

missing the intended aim or goal by a significant margin
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His throw was wide, landing far from the intended receiver.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āωāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āωāχāĻ‚

positioned at or near the sidelines of the field, specifically in soccer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He delivered a perfect cross from his wide position on the right.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•ā§āϰāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•

(of a pronunciation) articulated with the muscles in a relatively relaxed state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Linguists often study wide vowels to understand how relaxed muscle articulation affects pronunciation.
āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāϤāĻž āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāϕ⧇ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧ

(of an animal's diet, feed, etc.) having a higher proportion of carbohydrates relative to protein
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A wide feed is often used to fatten animals quickly due to its high carbohydrate content.
āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϟ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŽā§‹āϟāĻžāϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻĸāĻŋāϞāĻž

(of a piece of clothing) made with a generous amount of fabric, allowing for a loose or flowing fit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wide sleeves of his robe added an elegant touch to his traditional attire.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšāĻžāϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āϏāϜāĻžāĻ—

keenly perceptive, alert, and cautious
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His wide nature helped him navigate the tricky negotiations successfully.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

used to indicate a significant distance or range, often between points or objects
wide definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The highway stretched wide through the vast desert, disappearing into the horizon.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ“ā§Ÿā§‡āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻŽāϰ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĻāĻŋāĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇

to the greatest extent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The river flows wide as it nears the delta, spreading into numerous tributaries.
āύāĻĻā§€āϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇

to a significant distance from the intended target or goal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soccer player 's shot went wide of the goal, missing the net by several feet.
āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻļāϟ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āϜāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻĢ⧁āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ

in or to a position near the sidelines or edges of the field, especially in football and soccer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The coach instructed the player to stay wide to stretch the opposing defense.
āϕ⧋āϚ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€, āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇

used to convey that something happens or exists throughout the entirety of a specific area, group, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company announced a store-wide sale, offering discounts on all items.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ-āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāĻĄ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āφāχāĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāĻĄ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāϞ

(in cricket) a ball delivered by the bowler that is too far from the batsman to hit, usually penalized with an extra run to the batting side
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The spinner's ball spun sharply down the leg side, deemed a wide by the umpire.
āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻžāχāĻĄā§‡ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āφāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

widely
wideness
wide
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