wide

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adj.

1 covering a large area or range

VERBS

▪ be, seem

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ a very wide range of clothing

▪ enormously, exceptionally, extraordinarily, remarkably, unusually

▪ increasingly

▪ reasonably, relatively

▪ sufficiently

▪ surprisingly

PHRASES

▪ far and wide

▪ People came from far and wide for the show.

2 fully open

VERBS

▪ be

▪ go, grow

▪ His eyes grew wide.

▪ fling sth, open sth, spread sth

▪ He stood up and flung wide the door to the study.

▪ Open your mouth really wide.

▪ He spread his hands wide in appeal.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, really, very

PREPOSITION

▪ with

▪ Their eyes were wide with fear.

3 not close

VERBS

▪ be

▪ fall, land

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ just

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪ Her shot fell just wide of the target.

PHRASES

▪ wide of the mark (= not accurate) (esp. BrE)

▪ Their predictions turned out to be very wide of the mark.

Wide is used with these nouns: ↑acceptance, ↑acclaim, ↑angle, ↑appeal, ↑application, ↑arc, ↑area, ↑array, ↑assortment, ↑audience, ↑availability, ↑avenue, ↑belt, ↑bend, ↑border, ↑boulevard, ↑brim, ↑brow, ↑chasm, ↑chimney, ↑choice, ↑circle, ↑circulation, ↑consultation, ↑corridor, ↑cover, ↑coverage, ↑crack, ↑cross section, ↑currency, ↑curriculum, ↑curve, ↑definition, ↑difference, ↑disagreement, ↑discrepancy, ↑discretion, ↑disparity, ↑distribution, ↑ditch, ↑diversity, ↑door, ↑entrance, ↑expanse, ↑experience, ↑eye, ↑flight, ↑fluctuation, ↑foot, ↑forehead, ↑gallery, ↑gamut, ↑gap, ↑grin, ↑groove, ↑group, ↑gulf, ↑hallway, ↑highway, ↑hip, ↑influence, ↑interest, ↑interpretation, ↑interval, ↑knowledge, ↑lapel, ↑latitude, ↑ledge, ↑margin, ↑measure, ↑mouth, ↑network, ↑opening, ↑pavement, ↑pelvis, ↑popularity, ↑prairie, ↑publicity, ↑range, ↑reach, ↑recognition, ↑repercussion, ↑repertoire, ↑ribbon, ↑river, ↑road, ↑scale, ↑scope, ↑screen, ↑selection, ↑sense, ↑shoulder, ↑sidewalk, ↑sky, ↑sleeve, ↑smile, ↑span, ↑spectrum, ↑spread, ↑stair, ↑staircase, ↑stance, ↑strap, ↑street, ↑stretch, ↑strip, ↑stripe, ↑support, ↑sweep, ↑swing, ↑topic, ↑track, ↑tunnel, ↑turn, ↑use, ↑valley, ↑variability, ↑variation, ↑variety, ↑vision, ↑vocabulary, ↑window, ↑world, ↑zone
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adv.

Wide is used with these adjectives: ↑awake, ↑open

Wide is used with these verbs: ↑fire, ↑open

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Synonyms:

Broad / Spacious, vast, large, ample, extensive, expanded / Remote, distant

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Wide — (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable distance or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wide — [wīd] adj. wider, widest [ME < OE wid, akin to Ger weit < IE * wi itos, lit., gone apart (< bases * wi , apart + * ei , to go) > L vitare, lit., to go away from, avoid] 1. extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger… … English World dictionary
wide — ► ADJECTIVE (wider, widest) 1) of great or more than average width. 2) (after a measurement and in questions) from side to side. 3) open to the full extent. 4) including a great variety of people or things. 5) spread among a large number or over… … English terms dictionary
Wide — Wide, n. 1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. The waste wide of that abyss. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WIDE-LP — (99.1 FM), known on air as Soul Wide or City Wide , is a non profit low power FM radio station in Madison, Wisconsin. External links*FMQ|WIDE LP *LPL|WIDE *FMARB|WIDE … Wikipedia
wide — rather than widely is used in a number of fixed expressions such as wide apart, wide awake, and wide open, as an element in the word widespread, and in the phrases hit (or shoot) wide and open one s eyes wide … Modern English usage
WIDE — bezeichnet das: WIDE Projekt WIDE Netzwerk Women in Development Europe ist ein Zusammenschluss entwicklungspolitischer NROs in Österreich Wide ist der Familienname von: Edvin Wide (1896–1996), schwedischer Leichtathlet … Deutsch Wikipedia
WIDE — may refer to:*WIDE LP, a radio station (99.1 FM) licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States *Wide angle Infinity Display Equipment *WIDE Project (Widely Integrated Distributed Environment) *Women in Development Europe … Wikipedia
Wide — Wide, adv. [As. w[imac]de.] 1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide. [1913 Webster] [I] went wyde in this world, wonders to hear. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. So as to leave or have a great… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wide — O.E. wid, from P.Gmc. *widas (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. wid, O.N. viðr, Du. wijd, O.H.G. wit, Ger. weit), perhaps from PIE *wi ito , from root *wi apart, away. Wide open unguarded, exposed to attack (1915) originally was in boxing, etc. Wide awake ( … Etymology dictionary
wide — [adj1] expansive, roomy advanced, allinclusive, ample, baggy, broad, capacious, catholic, commodious, comprehensive, deep, dilated, distended, encyclopedic, expanded, extensive, far ranging, far reaching, full, general, immense, inclusive, large … New thesaurus

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