Definition
Meaning of 'wide'
Meaning of 'wide' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Wide 
[ adv.]
- To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent;
as, his fame was spread wide. [ adv.]- So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
- So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.
2. Wide [ n.]
- That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. [ n.]- That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
3. Wide [ superl.]
- Having considerable distance or extent between the
sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to
that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide
highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry. [ superl.]- Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.
- Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.
- Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.
- Remote; distant; far.
- Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.
- On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
- Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr.
Meaning of 'wide' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. wide [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
Example in sentence:
- a broad river;
- a river two miles broad;
- a wide necktie;
- broad shoulders;
- three feet wide;
- wide margins;
- wide roads
Meaning (2):
- great in degree
- great in degree
Example in sentence:
- won by a wide margin
2. wide [ r]
[ r]Meaning (3):
- to the fullest extent possible
- to the fullest extent possible
Example in sentence:
- open your eyes wide;
- with the throttle wide open
Meaning (4):
- with or by a broad space
- with or by a broad space
Example in sentence:
- ran wide around left end;
- stand with legs wide apart
Meaning (5):
- far from the intended target
- far from the intended target
Example in sentence:
- a bullet went astray and killed a bystander;
- the arrow went wide of the mark
Meaning (6):
- to or over a great extent or range; far
- to or over a great extent or range; far
Example in sentence:
- he traveled widely;
- wandered wide through many lands
3. wide [ s]
[ s]Meaning (7):
- very large in expanse or scope
- very large in expanse or scope
Example in sentence:
- a broad lawn;
- a spacious view;
- spacious skies;
- the wide plains
Meaning (8):
- broad in scope or content
- broad in scope or content
Example in sentence:
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality;
- across-the-board pay increases;
- an all-embracing definition;
- an invention with broad applications;
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators;
- granted him wide powers
Meaning (9):
- (used of eyes) fully open or extended
- (used of eyes) fully open or extended
Example in sentence:
- stared with wide eyes
Meaning (10):
- having ample fabric
- having ample fabric
Example in sentence:
- a full skirt;
- the current taste for wide trousers
Meaning (11):
- not on target
- not on target
Example in sentence:
- a claim that was wide of the truth;
- the arrow was wide of the mark;
- the kick was wide
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