Definitions for wide
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 4 votes

1. wide, broadadjective

   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. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wideadjective

   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. wide-eyed, wideadjective

   (used of eyes) fully open or extended

   "stared with wide eyes"

4. broad, spacious, wideadjective

   very large in expanse or scope

   "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

5. wideadjective

   great in degree

   "won by a wide margin"

6. wide, wide-cut, fulladjective

   having ample fabric

   "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

7. wide, wide of the markadverb

   not on target

   "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"

8. wideadverb

   with or by a broad space

   "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"

9. wideadverb

   to the fullest extent possible

   "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"

10. wide, astrayadverb

    far from the intended target

    "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

11. wide, widelyadverb

    to or over a great extent or range; far

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widenoun

   A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

2. wideadverb

   extensively

   He travelled far and wide.

3. wideadverb

   completely

   He was wide awake.

4. wideadverb

   away from a given goal

   The arrow fell wide of the mark.

5. wideadjective

   Having a large physical extent from side to side.

   We walked down a wide corridor.

6. wideadjective

   Large in scope.

   The inquiry had a wide remit.

7. wideadjective

   Operating at the side of the playing area.

   That team needs a decent wide player.

8. Etymology: wid, from wīdaz. Cognate with Dutch wijd, German weit, Swedish vid.

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

1. WIDEadjective

   Etymology: wide , Saxon; wijd, Dutch.

   1. Broad; extended far each way.

   They found fat pasture, and the land was wide and quiet. 1 Chron. iv. 40.

   He wand’ring long a wider circle made,
   And many-languag’d nations he survey’d. Alexander Pope.

   2. Broad to a certain degree: as three inches wide.3. Deviating; remote.

   Many of the fathers were far wide from the understanding of this place. Walter Raleigh.

   Consider the absurdities of that distinction betwixt the act and the obliquity, and the contrary being so wide from the truth of scripture and the attributes of God, and so noxious to good life, we may certainly conclude, that to the perpetration of whatsoever sin, there is not at all any predestination of God. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

   To move
   His laughter at their quaint opinions wide. John Milton.

   Oft wide of nature must he act a part,
   Make love in tropes, in bombast break his heart. Thomas Tickell.

2. Wideadverb

   1. At a distance. In this sense wide seems to be sometimes an adverb.

   A little wide,
   There was a holy chapel edify’d,
   Wherein the hermit wont to say
   His holy things each morn and even tide. Fairy Queen.

   Of this I have heard more from others who lived much among the Chinese; a people whose way of thinking seems to lie as wide of ours in Europe as their country does. William Temple.

   2. With great extent.

   Of all these bounds rich’d
   With plenteous rivers, and wide skirted meads,
   We make thee lady. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   On the east-side of the garden place,
   Cherubic watch; and of a sword the flame
   Wide-waving; all approach far off to fright. John Milton.

   With huge two-handed sway,
   Brandish’d aloft, the horrid edge came down,
   Wide wasting
   The south wind rose, and with black wings. John Milton.

   Wide hovering all the clouds together drove
   From under heav’n. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Stretch’d at ease the panting lady lies,
   To shun the fervor of meridian skies;
   While sweating slaves catch ev’ry breeze of air,
   And with wide-spreading fans refresh the fair. John Gay.

   Yet wide was spread their fame in ages past,
   And poets once had promis’d they should last. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wide

   Wide can be defined as having a large distance or extent from side to side, or having a broad or extensive scope, range, or influence. It can also refer to something that is spacious or roomy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Wide

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

3. Wide

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

4. 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

5. Wide

   remote; distant; far

6. Wide

   far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like

7. Wide

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

8. 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

9. Wideadverb

   to a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide

10. Wideadverb

    so as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening

11. Wideadverb

    so as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray

12. Widenoun

    that which is wide; wide space; width; extent

13. Widenoun

    that which goes wide, or to one side of the mark

14. Etymology: [OE. wid, wyde, AS. wd; akin to OFries. & OS. wd, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. wt, Icel. vr, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wide

   In the sport of cricket, a wide is one of two things: ⁕The event of a ball being delivered by a bowler too wide or high to be hit by the batsman, and ruled so by the umpire. ⁕The run scored by the batting team as a penalty to the bowling team when this occurs. A wide does not count as one of the six balls in an over and it does not count as a ball faced by the batsman. When a wide is bowled, one run is added to the runs scored off that ball, and is scored as extras and are added to the team's total, but are not added to any batsman's total. A batsman cannot, by definition, be out bowled, leg before wicket, caught, or hit the ball twice off a wide, as a ball cannot be ruled as a wide if the ball strikes the batsman's bat or person. He may be out handled the ball, hit wicket, obstructing the field, run out, or stumped. If the wicket-keeper fumbles or misses the ball, the batsmen may be able to take additional runs safely, and may choose to do so. The number of runs scored are scored as wides, not byes. These extra wides are all added to the bowler's score. If the wicket-keeper misses the ball and it travels all the way to the boundary, the batting team immediately scores five wides, similarly as if the ball had been hit to the boundary for a four on a no ball. If a wide ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground, only five wides are scored - according to Law 19.5, a boundary six can only be scored if the ball has touched the bat.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wide

   wīd, adj. extended far: having a considerable distance between: broad: distant: bulging, expanded: deviating, errant, wild.—n. wideness: in cricket, a ball that goes wide of the wicket, counting one to the batting side.—advs. Wīde, Wīde′ly.—adj. Wīde′-awake′, fully awake: on the alert: ready.—n. a kind of soft felt hat.—n. Wīde′awakeness.—adj. Wīde′-chapped, wide-mouthed.—v.t. and v.i, Wī′den, to make or grow wide or wider: (Shak.) to throw open.—ns. Wīde′ner, one who, or that which, widens: a kind of tool; Wīde′ness, width.—adjs. Wīde′-spread, diffused; Wīde′-stretched (Shak.), large; Wīde′-wa′tered, bordered or covered by wide waters.—n. Width, wideness, breadth. [A.S. wíd; Ice. víthr, Ger. weit.]

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1. WIDE

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wide' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #864

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1416

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wide' in Adjectives Frequency: #66

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wide in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wide in a Sentence

1. Josh Schwerin:

   There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all fundraising strategy, we're using a wide array of techniques to cultivate a diverse donor base and putting a premium on growing our list to give as many people as possible the opportunity to play a role in this campaign.

2. Kent Walker:

   We've always agreed that healthy, thriving markets are in everyone's interest. We've already made a wide range of changes to our products to address the Commission's concerns, over the next few months, we'll be making further updates to give more visibility to rivals in Europe.

3. Richard Florida:

   Amazon was not going through this exercise to pick a single HQ2, it was part of a broader effort -- a corporate relocation strategy -- to crowd source a wide variety of data.

4. Pavel Skutschas:

   In the coming spring, our colleagues from England will come to St Petersburg to study our research materials, we may discover that Urupia and Egoria used to have a very wide habitat extending across Europe and Asia.

5. Andrew Cooper:

   They give speeches, they've made money on their books, but also they have these kind of fixer roles that get a bit murky and a bit blurry in terms of their roles, they know how governments work, they know such a wide variety of people, and yet they're released from those types of concerns, and they can operate in this freelance entrepreneurial way around the world without very many barriers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wide
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wide
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wide
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wide