[
US
/ˈwaɪd/
]
[ UK /wˈaɪd/ ]
[ UK /wˈaɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
great in degree
won by a wide margin -
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
stared with wide eyes -
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
a river two miles broad
three feet wide
a broad river
broad shoulders
a wide necktie
wide margins
wide roads -
broad in scope or content
an invention with broad applications
granted him wide powers
an all-embracing definition
a panoptic study of Soviet nationality
blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
across-the-board pay increases -
not on target
the arrow was wide of the mark
a claim that was wide of the truth
the kick was wide -
having ample fabric
the current taste for wide trousers
a full skirt -
very large in expanse or scope
a spacious view
spacious skies
a broad lawn
the wide plains
ADVERB
-
to or over a great extent or range; far
he traveled widely
wandered wide through many lands -
far from the intended target
a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
the arrow went wide of the mark -
with or by a broad space
stand with legs wide apart
ran wide around left end -
to the fullest extent possible
with the throttle wide open
open your eyes wide
How To Use wide In A Sentence
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300. Epic Struggle: Fans Fight to Revive an Oar-Powered Greek Warship
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open. Times, Sunday Times
- Documents with extra-wide margins are now displayed in a browser with a horizontal scroll bar.
- I ` d like to see it minus bodywork to see if it ` s got smaller wheels than the big old hoops normal for the period, cos i reckon even tho the bodywork is quite wide, full lock would find large dia. wheels causing a few problems. 1930 Art Deco Henderson
- The result of such rack-rent can only be evil, abuse and neglect of the soil, deterioration in the character of the laborers, and a widespread sense of injustice. VIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece.
- If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
- And when he knelt he found her squatting, in the far corner underneath, and in the slatted dark, saw only her eyes, wide and white. Gabbie Zombie
- Thus, developing a vaccine directed against one or a few capsular polysaccharides may not be widely effective.
