What does Widely mean?
Definitions for Widely
ˈwaɪd liwide·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Widely.
Princeton's WordNet
widelyadverb
to a great degree
"her work is widely known"
wide, widelyadverb
to or over a great extent or range; far
"wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"
widelyadverb
so as to leave much space or distance between
"widely separated"
Wiktionary
widelyadverb
commonly; generally; to a great degree
widelyadverb
separated by a large distance
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Widelyadverb
Etymology: from wide.
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.
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.
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widely
Widely refers to something that is spread out or extended over a large physical area, occurs or is recognized in many places, is used with a lot of variation or diversity, or is extensively or broadly applied or distributed. It can relate to different perspectives such as geographical area, frequency or range of use, extent of effect or influence, or scope of knowledge or opinion.
Webster Dictionary
Widelyadverb
in a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles
Widelyadverb
very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Widely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1792
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Widely' in Adverbs Frequency: #160
Anagrams for Widely »
dewily
wieldy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Widely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Widely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Widely in a Sentence
I think it was widely anticipated that a deal was unlikely over the weekend and the market has digested that news this morning.
I think it has the capacity to transform how we look at hold baggage. We've spent a lot of time thinking about the reconciliation of passengers and their bags; since 1988, since the Lockerbie Disaster, that's been a big focus of the airline industry. What the Fly-Bag does is look to those situations where there may be the device on board and how do we contain that. I think it's a really interesting development and I'd like to see it deployed more widely.
We will be engaging in discussions with Gilead and the U.S. government as to how this drug may be made more widely available as further data emerges on its effectiveness.
There needs to be a choice, right now, whats happening is these technologies are being deployed widely without oversight, oftentimes covertly, so that by the time we wake up, its almost too late.
Over the past days...( replacement theory) has, for very good reason, been widely condemned, but the uncomfortable truth is that a less conspiratorial cousin of it has long been embraced in mainstream public discourse. In fact, it is one of the few things that both liberals and conservatives, both Democrats and Republicans, can now agree on.
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Translations for Widely
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- далёка, шырокаBelarusian
- далеч, далече, широкоBulgarian
- široko, daleko, široceCzech
- entfernt, breitGerman
- vasteEsperanto
- extensamenteSpanish
- suuresti, laajaltiFinnish
- san fharsaingeachdScottish Gaelic
- далекуMacedonian
- szeroko, dalekoPolish
- amplamente, distantementePortuguese
- далеко, широкоRussian
- široko, широко, далеко, dalekoSerbo-Croatian
- ďaleko, širokoSlovak
- daleč, širokoSlovene
- allmänt, vittSwedish
- далеко, широкоUkrainian
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