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wide  (wd)
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 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 wd; see wi- in Indo-European roots.]

widely adv.
wideness n.
widish adj.

wide
Adjective
1. having a great extent from side to side: the wide main street
2. having a specified extent from side to side: three metres wide
3. covering or including many different things: a wide range of services
4. covering a large distance or extent: the proposal was voted down by a wide margin
5. (of eyes) opened fully
Adverb
1. to a large or full extent: he swung the door wide
2. far and wide See far (sense 7)
Noun
Cricket a ball bowled outside the batsman's reach, which scores a run for the batting side [Old English wīd]
widely adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
2.widewide - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
3.wide - (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes"
opened, open - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
4.wide - very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
5.wide - great in degree; "won by a wide margin"
narrow - very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
6.widewide - having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"
7.wide - not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
Adv.1.wide - with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
2.wide - to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
3.wide - far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
4.wide - to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"

wide
adjective 1. spacious, broad, extensive, ample, roomy, commodious << OPPOSITE confined
adjective 2. baggy, full, loose, ample, billowing, roomy, voluminous, capacious, oversize, generously cut
adjective 3. expanded, dilated, fully open, distended << OPPOSITE shut
adjective 6. large, broad, vast, immense
adjective 7. distant, off, away, remote, off course, off target
adverb 8. fully, completely, right out, as far as possible, to the furthest extent << OPPOSITE partly
adverb 9. off target, nowhere near, astray, off course, off the mark
Translations

wide [waɪd] adjancho; [area, knowledge] → vasto, grande; [choice] → grande
adv to open wide → abrir de par en par;
to shoot wide → errar el tiro;
it is 3 metres wide → tiene 3 metros de ancho
wide [waɪd] adjlarge; [area, knowledge] → vaste, très étendu(e); [choice] → grand(e)
adv to open wide → ouvrir tout grand;
to shoot wide → tirer à côté;
it is 3 metres wide → cela fait 3 mètres de large
wide [waɪd] adjbreit; [area] → weit; [publicity] → umfassend
adv to open sth wide → etw weit öffnen;
it is 3 metres wide → es ist 3 Meter breit;
to go wide → vorbeigehen
wide [waɪd] adjlargo/a; [region, knowledge] → vasto/a; [choice] → ampio/a
adv to open wide → spalancare;
to shoot wide → tirare a vuoto or fuori bersaglio;
it is 3 metres wide → è largo 3 metri

wide
adj wide [waid]
1 great in extent, especially from side to side wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise. wyd واسِع широк široký bred; stor; vidt åben breit, weit πλατύς, φαρδύς ancho, grande lai, pärani زیاد leveä, laaja large רַחָב चौड़ा širok széles lebar breiður, víður; (gal)opinn spalancato 幅の広い 폭이 넓은 platus, išsiplėtęs plats; plašs terbeliak breed, wijd bred, vid(strakt) szeroki largo larg широкий široký širok širok bred, vid, stor กว้าง geniş, enli 寬闊的 широкий وسیع rộng
2 being a certain distance from one side to the other This material is three metres wide; How wide is it? wyd عَريض، ذو عَرْض широк široký bred breit σε φάρδος de largo lai عريض leveä (de) large רוֹחַב व्यापक širok széles lebarnya breiður largo ~の巾のある 폭이 ...인 platus plats lebar breed i bredden, bred szeroki de largo larg такой-то ширины široký širok širok bred, vid กว้าง ... genişliğinde, ... eninde 寬(度) завширшки چوڑا có chiều rộng
3 great or large He won by a wide margin. wye كَبير، عَظيم голям velký stor groß μεγάλος, ευρύς amplio, extenso suur زیاد reilu grand רַחָב बड़ा širok nagy besar mikill, stór grande, ampio 大きな didelis uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ luas ruim bred, stor szeroki largo considerabil значительный veľký širok širok bred, stor กว้าง büyük, çok geniş 廣大的 великий, значний بڑا nhiều 广
4 covering a large and varied range of subjects etc a wide experience of teaching. wye verskeidenheid واسِع، عَريض обширен velký stor; bred; omfattende reich εκτεταμένος variado, diverso laialdane نامحدود laaja grand רַחָב विविध širok széles körű luas víðfemur, yfirgripsmikill ampio, immenso 幅広い 폭넓은, 광범위한 platus plašs; daudzpusīgs luas ruim omfattende, stor, vid rozległy variado mare обширный veľký bogat širok rik, omfattande ที่กว้างมาก geniş kapsamlı 廣泛的 великий, значний ہمہ گیر có nhiều 广
adv
with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side He opened his eyes wide. wyd فاغِر العَيْنَيْن широко široce vidt weit πλατιά completamente pärani عريض ammollaan tout grand רַחָב पूरा-पूरा širom szélesre (kitár stb.) lebar-lebar upp á gátt completamente 大きく開いて 넓게; 크게 plačiai plati; plaši; tālu lebar wijd vidt szeroko completamente mare; larg широко široko široko široko vitt, på vid gavel โดยกว้าง geniş, tamamen, ardına kadar 張得很大地 широко کشادہ rộng ra
adv ˈwidely
wyd بصورَةٍ واسِعَه، على وُسْعِه широко široce vidt weit πλατιά, ευρύτατα ampliamente laialt وسیع leveästi largement בְּמִרווַחִים גְדוֹלִים दूर तक široko széles körben; nagyon secara meluas víða; mjög, afar completamente 広く 널리, 넓은 지역에 plačiai plaši; lielā mērā dengan lebar; dengan luas wijd bredt, vidt; over alt; i stor utstrekning szeroko completamente în mare măsură, conside­rabil широко; очень široko široko široko brett, vitt อย่างกว้างขวาง yaygın, genellikle 廣泛地 широко وسیع داءرے میں nhiều; xa 广
v ˈwiden
to make, or become, wide or wider They have widened the road; The lane widens here. verwyd, wyd maak يُوَسِّع разширявам rozšířit (se) gøre bredere; blive bredere (sich) verbreitern πλαταίνω, φαρδαίνω ensanchar, ampliar, extender laiendama, laienema گشاد کردن leventää, levetä (s')élargir לְהַרחִיב चौड़ाना raširiti (ki)szélesít melebarkan víkka allargare, allargarsi 広げる 넓히다; 넓어지다 platinti, platėti paplatināt; paplašināt; paplatināties; paplašināties menjadi lebar; melebarkan verwijden utvide, gjøre bredere poszerzyć (się) alargar a lărgi расширять(ся) rozšíriť (sa) razširiti (se) proširiti bredda, göra (bli) bredare ขยายออก genişle(t)mek 加寬 розширювати(ся) چوڑا کرنا mở rộng
n ˈwideness
wydheid إتِّساع ширина šířka bredde; vidde die Weite ευρύτητα, πλάτος anchura avarus عرض laajuus largeur רוֹחָב व्यापकता širina vminek a széles/nagy/terjedelmes volta keluasan breidd, vídd larghezza, ampiezza 広さ 넓음, 광범위함 platumas platums; plašums keluasan wijdte bredde, vidde szerokość largura lărgime широта; ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd การขยายออก genişlik 擴大 широта چوڑاءی chiều rộng
n width [widθ]
1 size from side to side What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths. wydte عَرْض ширина šíře bredde die Breite πλάτος, φάρδος anchura laius پهنا leveys largeur רוֹחָב चौड़ाई širina szélesség ukuran lebar breidd, vídd larghezza 폭, 너비 plotis platums ukuran lebar breedte bredde, vidde szerokość largura lărgime ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd ความกว้าง genişlik, en 寬度 ширина چوڑاءی bề rộng
2 the state of being wide. wydheid إتِّساع широк šířka bredde; vidde die Weite εύρος, ευρύτητα anchura avarus زمین پهن laajuus largeur רַחָב चौड़ापन širokost bőség keadaan luas breidd larghezza 幅広さ 폭 넓음 platumas platums lebarnya wijdte det å være bred, spenn(vidde) rozpiętość largura lărgime широта šírka širina širokost bredd, vidd ขนาดความกว้าง geniş olma 廣闊 широчінь وسعت tính chất rộng 广
adj ˌwide-ˈranging
(of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc. verreikend واسِع المَدى с широк обсег široký vidtspændende vielfältig πλατύς, ευρύτατος de gran alcance, muy diversos mitmekülgne گسترده monipuolinen varié טְווָח רַחָב विविध širok széles körű mencakup banyak hal víðtækur, yfirgripsmikill vario 広範囲の (주제 등이) 광범위한 įvairus, platus plašs; daudzpusīgs berbagai-bagai; beraneka van grote omvang vidtfavnende o dużej rozpiętości, szeroki alrgado variat обширный široký pester raznovrstan omfattande, vittomfattande ช่วงความกว้าง geniş kapsamlı 廣泛的 широкий; численний کءی چیزوں پر محیط ہونا rất nhiều 广
adj ˈwidespread
spread over a large area or among many people widespread hunger and disease. wydverspreid واسِع الإنْتِشار широко разпространен rozšířený udbredt weitverbreitet πλατιά διαδεδομένος extendido, generalizado laiaulatuslik گسترده laajamittainen très répandu נִרחַב व्यापक proširen széles körben elterjedt tersebar luas útbreiddur; algengur, almennur diffuso 広範囲にわたる 널리 퍼진 plačiai paplitęs/nusidriekęs plaši izplatīts/izplatījies meluas wijdverspreid utbredt, vidstrakt rozpowszechniony alastrado întins; (larg) răspândit (широко) распространённый rozšírený zelo razširjen široko rasprostranjen omfattande, allmänt utbredd แพร่หลาย; แพร่ไปทั่ว yaygın 普遍的 дуже поширений وسیع پیمانے پر پھیلا ہوا lan rộng
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. ver vermy يَبْتَعِد، يَبْقى بعيدا عَن страня от zdaleka se vyhnout gå langt uden om einen Bogen machen um κρατιέμαι σε απόσταση, αποφεύγω evitar a alguien/algo eemale hoidma دور نگه داشتن از pysyä kaukana jostakin se tenir à bonne distance (de) לְהִתרַחֵק दूर रखना držati se podalje nagy ívben elkerül vkit menjauhi halda sig í fjarlægð frá (stare alla larga), evitare ~に近付かない 충분한 거리를 두다, ...을 피하다 šalintis ko, laikytis nuo ko atokiai, apeiti ką iš tolo turēties pa gabalu no menjauhi sesuatu met een grote boog omheen lopen holde seg langt unna, langt utenom trzymać się z dala manter-se afastado a se ţine la distanţă (de) держаться в стороне (от) zďaleka sa vyhnúť na široko se izogibati držati na odstojanju hålla sig på avstånd från ป้องกันเป็นอย่างดี uzak durmak 遠離 уникати دور رہنا tránh xa
wide apart
a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another He held his hands wide apart. wyd على مِصراعَيْهِ، على وُسْعِهِما раздалечен daleko od sebe langt fra hinanden weit auseinander σε απόσταση, αραιά, ορθάνοιχτα muy lejos laiali فاصله زیاد بین دو چیز levällään très écarté בְּמִרווָחִים גְדוֹלִים एक दूसरे से दूर razmaknuto távol egymástól terkembang útglenntur; útbreiddur aperto; divaricato 広く離して 멀리 떨어져 plačiai išskėtęs, toli vienas nuo kito plaši izplests; tālu viens no otra mendepakan ver uit elkaar langt fra hverandre daleko od siebie entre si afastado foarte depărtat далеко друг от друга ďaleko od seba daleč narazen široko razmaknut brett isär ห่าง birbirinden çok uzakta 保持距離 далеко один від одного ایک دوسرے کے درمیان کی دوری cách xa nhau 距离
wide awake
fully awake. wawyd wakker مُتَنَبِّه تَماما، مُتَيَقِّظ، واعٍ напълно буден úplně probuzený lysvågen hellwach εντελώς ξύπνιος desvelado, completamente despierto täiesti ärkvel کاملا هشیار täysin hereillä bien (r)éveillé עֵרָנִי पूरी तरह जागना potpuno budan teljesen ébren van terjaga sepenuhnya glaðvakandi completamente sveglio すっかり目を覚ました 잠이 완전히 깬 visiškai pabudęs, budrus pilnīgi pamodies sedar; peka akan klaarwakker lysvåken całkiem rozbudzony, czujny bem desperto treaz de-a binelea сна ни в одном глазу bdelý, čulý popolnoma buden sasvim budan klarvaken ตื่นตัว tamamen/iyice uyanık 完全清醒的 насторожений, пильний پوری طرح سے جاگا ہوا thức
wide open
fully open The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep. wyd oop مَفْتوحٌ على مِصْراعَيْهِ широко отворен dokořán helt åben weit geöffnet διάπλατος, ορθάνοιχτος abierto de par en par pärani lahti کاملا باز apposen auki grand ouvert פָּתוּחַ לִרווָחָה पूरी तरह खुला širom otvoren tárva-nyitva terbuka sepenuhnya galopinn spalancato 広く開いた 활짝 열린, 완전히 열린 plačiai atvertas, atlapotas plaši atvērts/vaļā buka sepenuhnya wijdopen på vidt gap, vidåpen szeroko otwarty bem aberto larg deschis широко распахнутый dokorán na široko odprt široko otvoren vidöppen เปิดกว้าง fal taşı gibi açık 敞開,大開 розчинений навстіж صاف کھلا ہوا mở to


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