Definitions of wide [ɪd]

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Definition of 'wide'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) wide
of great extent from side to side; broad:
a wide street.

2.  wide
having a specified extent from side to side:
three feet wide.

3.  wide
vast; spacious:
the wide plains.

4.  wide
of great range or scope:
a person of wide experience.

5.  wide
expanded; distended:
to stare with wide eyes.

6.  wide
apart or remote from a specified objective:
wide of the truth.

7.  wide
too far to one side:
a shot wide of the mark.

8.  wide
full or roomy, as clothing:
wide, flowing robes.

9.  wide
(of a speech sound)

10. (adv.) wide
to the utmost, or fully:
to be wide awake.

11.  wide
away from a point or mark; astray:
The shot went wide.

12.  wide
over an extensive area.

13.  wide
to a great extent from side to side:
The river runs wide here.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE wīd, c. OFris, OS wīd, OHG wīt, ON vīthr)

Definition of 'wide'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) wide, broad
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"

2. (adj) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

3. (adj) wide-eyed, wide
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
"stared with wide eyes"

4. (adj) broad, spacious, wide
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

5. (adj) wide
great in degree
"won by a wide margin"

6. (adj) wide, wide-cut, full
having ample fabric
"the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

7. (adverb) wide, wide of the mark
not on target
"the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"

8. (adverb) wide
with or by a broad space
"stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"

9. (adverb) wide
to the fullest extent possible
"open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"

10. (adverb) wide, astray
far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

11. (adverb) wide, widely
to or over a great extent or range; far
"wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"

Definition of 'wide'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) wide
≠ narrow
a wide path; a hat with a wide brim; You'll need a wider piece of material.

2. wide
having a particular measurement from one side to the other
The river is almost 100 meters wide at this point.

3. wide
12 inches/20 cm/5 miles/10km wide
varied or extensive
a wide range/selection/choice

4. (adverb) wide
as far or as much as possible
The door was wide open.; wide awake at midnight

Definition of 'wide'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) wide
to a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide

2. (adverb) wide
so as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening

3. (adverb) wide
so as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray

4. (noun) wide
that which is wide; wide space; width; extent

5. (noun) wide
that which goes wide, or to one side of the mark

6.  wide
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

7.  wide
having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference

8.  wide
of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding

9.  wide
of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide

10.  wide
remote; distant; far

11.  wide
far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like

12.  wide
on one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc

13.  wide
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. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15

Translation of 'wide'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: great in extent, especially from side to side wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.
Afrikaans: wyd	Arabic: واسِع	Bulgarian: широк
Brazilian: largo	Czech: široký	German: breit, weit
Danish: bred; stor; vidtåben	Greek: πλατύς, φαρδύς	Spanish: ancho, grande
Estonian: lai, pärani	Farsi: زیاد	Finnish: leveä
French: large	Hebrew: רַחָב	Hindi: चौड़ा
Croatian: širok	Hungarian: széles	Indonesian: lebar
Icelandic: breiður, víður; (gal)opin	Italian: spalancato	Japanese: 幅の広い
Korean: 크게 뜨고	Lithuanian: platus, išsiplėtęs	Latvian: plats; plašs
Malay: terbeliak	Dutch: breed, wijd	Norwegian: bred, vid(strakt)
Polish: szeroki	Persian: زیاد	Pashto: ارت، پراخ: پلن، سورور: از
Portuguese: largo	Romanian: larg	Russian: широкий
Slovak: široký	Slovenian: širok	Serbian: širok
Swedish: bred, vid, stor	Thai: กว้าง	Turkish: geniş, enli
Taiwanese: 寬闊的	Ukrainian: широкий	Urdu: وسیع
Vietnamese: rộng	Chinese: 宽阔的
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