Definitions for widely
ˈwaɪd liwide·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. widelyadverb

   to a great degree

   "her work is widely known"

2. wide, widelyadverb

   to or over a great extent or range; far

   "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"

3. widelyadverb

   so as to leave much space or distance between

   "widely separated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. widelyadverb

   commonly; generally; to a great degree

2. widelyadverb

   separated by a large distance

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widelyadverb

   Etymology: from wide.

   1. With great extent each way.

   Any that considers how immense the intervals of the chaos are, in proportion to the bulk of the atoms, will hardly induce himself to believe, that particles so widely disseminated could ever throng one another to a compact texture. Richard Bentley.

   2. Remotely; far.

   Let him exercise the freedom of his reason, and his mind will be strengthned, and the light which the remote parts of truth will give to one another, will so assist his judgment, that he will seldom be widely out. John Locke.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Widelyadverb

   in a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles

2. Widelyadverb

   very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'widely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1792

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'widely' in Adverbs Frequency: #160

Anagrams for widely »

1. dewily

2. wieldy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of widely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of widely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of widely in a Sentence

1. Marshall Glesby:

   So [ cord blood ] would potentially be more widely available to people who need a transplant who have HIV, because of this lack of a necessity for as rigorous matching.

2. Ian Ellerington:

   450kW is substantially quicker than the Tesla superchargers( 120kW), and would in principle be 10 times quicker than the rapid chargers that are currently widely available.

3. Douglas Adams:

   In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

4. Perus Foreign Ministry:

   It is widely known that Indonesia has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to possession of drugs and their derivatives.

5. Gordon Charlop:

   The market right now seems to be in a spot where the ice is a little bit thin and investors seem to be punishing stocks that are falling out of favor, whether it is caused by direct earnings or guidance, linkedIn and Tableau are names that are leaders. Those two names are important names, widely held, widely followed, and the disruption we saw in those prices affected stocks in that sector, without a doubt.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=widely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Widely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=widely
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widely