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WIDE adjective

Definition of wide (adjective)

  1. 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"
    • synonyms: broad
    • antonym: narrow
  2. broad in scope or content
  3. (used of eyes) fully open or extended
  4. very large in expanse or scope
    • "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
    • synonyms: broad, spacious
  5. great in degree
    • "won by a wide margin"
    • antonym: narrow
  6. having ample fabric
    • "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
    • synonyms: full, wide-cut
  7. not on target
    • "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
    • synonyms: wide of the mark

WIDE adverb

Definition of wide (adverb)

  1. with or by a broad space
    • "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
  2. to the fullest extent possible
    • "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
  3. far from the intended target
    • "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
    • synonyms: astray
  4. to or over a great extent or range; far
    • "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"
    • synonyms: widely
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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