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wide [waɪd] adj 1. having a great extent from side to side 2. of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive 3. a. (postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to side two yards wide b. (in combination) covering or extending throughout nationwide 4. distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etc. your guess is wide of the mark 5. (of eyes) opened fully 6. loose, full, or roomy wide trousers 7. exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limits a wide variation 8. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics another word for lax [4], open [34] adv 1. over an extensive area to travel far and wide 2. to the full extent he opened the door wide 3. far from the desired point, mark, etc. n
1. (Team Sports / Cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman's reach and scores a run for the batting side 2. Archaic or poetic a wide space or extent to the wide completely [Old English wīd; related to Old Norse vīthr, Old High German wīt] widely adv wideness n widish adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
wide adjective 1. spacious, broad, extensive, ample, roomy, commodious The doorway should be wide enough to allow wheelchair access. spacious tight, confined, cramped, constricted 2. baggy, full, loose, ample, billowing, roomy, voluminous, capacious, oversize, generously cut Wear the shirt loose over wide trousers. 3. expanded, dilated, fully open, distended His eyes were wide with disbelief. expanded closed, shut 4. outstretched, outspread `It was huge,' he announced, spreading his arms wide. 5. broad, comprehensive, extensive, wide-ranging, large, catholic, expanded, sweeping, vast, immense, ample, inclusive, expansive, exhaustive, encyclopedic, far-ranging, compendious The brochure offers a wide choice of hotels and holiday homes. broad narrow, restricted 6. extensive, general, far-reaching, overarching The case has attracted wide publicity. adverb 1. fully, completely, right out, as far as possible, to the furthest extent He opened his mouth wide. fully partly, narrowly, partially 2. off target, nowhere near, astray, off course, off the mark The big striker fired wide and missed an easy goal. Translations wide [waɪd] A. ADJ (wider (compar) (widest (superl))) 1. [street, river, trousers] → ancho; [area] → extenso; [ocean, desert] → vasto; [space, circle, valley] → amplio he was a tall man with wide shoulders → era un hombre alto de hombros anchos it's ten centimetres wide → tiene diez centímetros de ancho or de anchura a three-mile-wide crater → un cráter de tres millas de ancho or de anchura how wide is it? → ¿cuánto tiene de ancho?, ¿qué anchura tiene? her eyes were wide with amazement → tenía los ojos como platos de asombro to give sb a wide berth → evitar a algn 2. (= extensive) [support, variety] → gran; [range, selection] → amplio a wide choice of bulbs is available → hay una gran variedad de bulbos donde escoger, hay una gran variedad de bulbos disponible there is a wide choice of colours → hay muchos colores para escoger he has a wide following → tiene un gran número de seguidores a wide range of → una amplia gama de in the wider context of → dentro del contexto más amplio de the story received wide coverage → el suceso recibió una amplia cobertura to have (a) wide knowledge of sth → tener amplios conocimientos de algo this ruling could have wider implications → esta decisión podría tener implicaciones más amplias the incident raises wider issues → el incidente hace plantearse cuestiones de mayor envergadura 4. (= off target) his first shot was wide (Ftbl) → su primer tiro or chute pasó de largo (Shooting) → su primer disparo no dio en el blanco to be wide of the target → desviarse mucho del blanco to be wide of the mark → encontrarse lejos de la realidad their accusations may not be so wide of the mark → puede que sus acusaciones no se encuentren tan lejos de la realidad B. ADV 1. (= fully) he opened the window wide → abrió la ventana de par en par wide apart → bien separados to be wide awake (lit) → estar completamente despierto we'll have to be wide awake for this meeting → tendremos que estar con los ojos bien abiertos en esta reunión, tendremos que estar muy al tanto en esta reunión wide open [window, door] → de par en par, completamente abierto with his eyes (open) wide or wide open → con los ojos muy abiertos she went into marriage with her eyes wide open → se casó sabiendo muy bien lo que hacía the wide open spaces → los espacios abiertos we were left wide open to attack → quedamos totalmente expuestos a un ataque C. N (Cricket) pelota que el bateador no puede golpear porque la han lanzado muy lejos y que cuenta como una carrera para el equipo del bateador wide [ˈwaɪd] adj (in measurements) → large It is 3 metres wide → Cela fait 3 mètres de large. how wide is ... → quelle est la largeur de ... How wide is the gap? → Quelle est la largeur de l'espace entre les deux? (= large, broad) [gap, opening, doorway] → large; [road, river] → large; [table, bed] → large a wide road → une route large (= extensive) [region] → vaste before n; [area] → large before n over a wide area → sur une large zone Wreckage was scattered over a wide area → Les débris étaient éparpillés sur une large zone. (= considerable) [publicity, repercussions] → grand(e) The case has attracted wide publicity → Le procès a suscité beaucoup d'attention de la part des médias., Le procès a suscité un grand intérêt de la part des médias. adv (= making large space) → grand to open sth wide [+ door, mouth, arms] → ouvrir grand qch wide open [door, window] → grand(e) ouvert(e) The door was wide open → La porte était grande ouverte. The windows were wide open → Les fenêtres étaient grandes ouvertes. wide adj (+er) road, smile, feet, gap → breit; skirt, trousers, plain → weit; eyes → groß; it is three feet wide → es ist drei Fuß breit; (material) → es liegt drei Fuß breit; (room) → es ist drei Fuß in der Breite; the big wide world → die (große) weite Welt; her eyes were wide with amazement → sie machte große Augen vor Erstaunen (= considerable, comprehensive) difference, variety → groß; experience, choice → reich, umfangreich; public, knowledge, range → breit; interests → vielfältig, breit gefächert; coverage of report → umfassend; network → weitverzweigt; circulation → weit, groß; question → weitreichend, weit reichend; wide reading is the best education → viel zu lesen ist die beste Art der Erziehung or Bildung; his wide reading → seine große Belesenheit (missing the target) → daneben pred, → gefehlt; you’re a bit wide there → da liegst du etwas daneben; wide of the truth → nicht ganz wahrheitsgetreu; a wide ball (Cricket) → ein Ball, der nicht in Reichweite des Schlagmanns aufspringt; it was wide of the target → es verpasste das Ziel, es ging daneben adv (= fully) → weit; open wide! → bitte weit öffnen; the general/writer left himself wide open to attack → der General/Verfasser hat sich (überhaupt) nicht gegen Angriffe abgesichert; the law is wide open to criticism/abuse → das Gesetz bietet viele Ansatzpunkte für Kritik/öffnet dem Missbrauch Tür und Tor (= far from the target) → daneben; to go wide of something → über etw (acc) → hinausgehen, an etw (dat) → vorbeigehen wide: wide-angle (lens) n (Phot) → Weitwinkel (→ objektiv nt) m wide area network n (Comput) → Weitverkehrsnetz nt wide-awake adj attr, wide awake wide-awake hat n → Schlapphut m wide-band wide-bodied adj (Aviat) Großraum- wide jet → Großraumflugzeug nt wide-body (Aviat) adj = wide-bodied n (also wide-body aircraft) → Großraumflugzeug nt wide-eyed adj → mit großen Augen; she gazed at him with wide innocence → sie starrte ihn mit großen, unschuldigen Kinderaugen an; in wide amazement → mit großen, erstaunten Augen wide: wide-open adj attr, wide open adj pred (= fully open) door, window → ganz or weit or sperrangelweit (inf) → offen; beak → weit aufgerissen or aufgesperrt; eyes → weit aufgerissen (= not decided) match etc → völlig offen; the game is still wide open → der Spielausgang ist noch völlig offen (US inf) wo liberale Gesetze bezüglich Prostitution, Glückspiele etc herrschen wide-ranging adj → weitreichend, weit reichend wide-screen adj (Film) → Breitwand-; in wide format → im Breitwandformat; wide television set → Breitbildfernseher m widespread wide [waɪd] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → largo/a; (publicity, margin) → ampio/a; (ocean, desert, region) → vasto/a (fig) (considerable, variety, choice) → grande, ampio/a, vasto/a it is 3 metres wide → è largo 3 metri his wide knowledge of the subject → la sua vasta conoscenza dell'argomento in the whole wide world → nel mondo intero, in tutto il mondo the wide screen → il grande schermo 2. adv (aim, fall) → lontano dal bersaglio set wide apart (houses, eyes) → ben distanziato/a (legs) → divaricato/a to be wide open (door) → essere spalancato/a to open wide → spalancare to shoot wide → tirare a vuoto or fuori bersaglio the ball went wide → la palla ha mancato il bersaglio to be wide open to criticism/attack → essere esposto/a alle critiche/agli attacchi 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 large רַחָב चौड़ा širok széles lebar breiður, víður; (gal)opinn spalancato 幅の広い 크게 뜨고 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 宽阔的 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 넓은 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 宽(度) 3 great or large He won by a wide margin. wye كَبير، عَظيم голям velký stor groß μεγάλος, ευρύς amplio, extenso suur زیاد suuri grand רַחָב बड़ा širok nagy besar mikill, stór grande, ampio 大きな 큰 didelis uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ luas ruim bred, stor szeroki largo considerabil значительный veľký širok širok bred, stor กว้าง büyük, çok geniş 大的 великий, значний بڑا nhiều 广大的 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-alainen grand רַחָב विविध širok széles körű luas víðfemur, yfirgripsmikill ampio, immenso 幅広い 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 广泛的 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 leveästi tout grand רַחָב पूरा-पूरा širom szélesre (kitár stb.) lebar-lebar upp á gátt completamente 大きく開いて 넓게 벌려 plačiai plati; plaši; tālu lebar wijd vidt szeroko completamente mare; larg широко široko široko široko vitt, på vid gavel โดยกว้าง geniş, tamamen, ardına kadar (眼睛)張大地 широко کشادہ rộng ra 张得很大地 adv widely 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 广泛地 v widen 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 (s')élargir לְהַרחִיב चौड़ाना raširiti (ki)szélesít melebarkan víkka allargare, allargarsi 広げる 넓히다 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,變寬,更寬 розширювати(ся) چوڑا کرنا mở rộng 加宽 n wideness 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 扩大 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 幅 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 宽度 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 폭넓음 platumas platums lebarnya wijdte det å være bred, spenn(vidde) rozpiętość largura lărgime широта šírka širina širokost bredd, vidd ขนาดความกว้าง geniş olma 寬闊 широчінь وسعت tính chất rộng 广阔 adj wide-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 laaja-alainen varié טְווָח רַחָב विविध širok széles körű mencakup banyak hal víðtækur, yfirgripsmikill vario 広範囲の 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 (興趣等)廣泛的 широкий; численний کءی چیزوں پر محیط ہونا rất nhiều 广泛的 adj widespread 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 laajalle levinnyt très répandu נִרחַב व्यापक proširen széles körben elterjedt tersebar luas útbreiddur; algengur, almennur diffuso 広範囲にわたる 광범하게 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 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. 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 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 거리를 두다 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, gå 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 远离 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 kaukana toisistaan très écarté בְּמִרווָחִים גְדוֹלִים एक दूसरे से दूर razmaknuto távol egymástól terkembang útglenntur; útbreiddur aperto; divaricato 広く離して 넓게 벌리고 plačiai išskėtęs, toli vienas nuo kito plaši izplests; tālu viens no otra mendepakan ver uit elkaar langt fra hverandre daleko od siebie afastado entre si foarte depărtat далеко друг от друга ďaleko od seba daleč narazen široko razmaknut brett isär ห่าง birbirinden çok uzakta 張得很開 далеко один від одного ایک دوسرے کے درمیان کی دوری cách xa nhau 保持距离 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 완전히 잠이 깨어 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 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. wyd oop مَفْتوحٌ على مِصْراعَيْهِ широко отворен dokořán helt åben weit geöffnet διάπλατος, ορθάνοιχτος abierto de par en par pärani lahti کاملا باز täysin auki grand ouvert פָּתוּחַ לִרווָחָה पूरी तरह खुला širom otvoren tárva-nyitva terbuka sepenuhnya galopinn spalancato 広く開いた 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 敞开,大开 wide → بعيدا, عريض široko, široký bred, bredt breit, weit ευρέως, φαρδύς ancho, de par en par levällään, leveä grand, large širok, široko del tutto, largo 広い, 広く 넓게, 넓은 breed bred, bredt szeroki, szeroko largamente, largo широкий, широко bred, brett กว้าง, กว้างขวาง ferah, geniş rộng, rộng rãi 宽的, 广阔地 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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