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.
ChatGPT
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
British National Corpus
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
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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
Panels at the MUFON gathering were widely perceived as crackpot, especially with the crazy theme of a giant secret space programencountering aliens.
I think as we get into 2021, several months in, that you would have [ a ] vaccine that would be widely available to people in the United States.
There is a wide range of ways to approach a ketogenic diet and some are healthier than others, there’s a reason we often hear references to a 'clean' keto diet or a 'dirty' keto diet. While a ketogenic diet is generally very high in fat, some people eat more fat than others and the types of fat and quality of food consumed vary widely from person to person.
...[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism. The rigours of a despotism often... oppress only a few, but it is the very essence and nature of a democracy, for a faction claiming to oppress a minority, and that minority the chief owners of the property and truest lovers of their country.
First, more and more people are susceptible to heroin because they have been prescribed prescription opiates, like OxyContin. And the second reason is that heroin itself seems to be cheaper and more widely available.
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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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