Definitions for widely
ˈwaɪd liwide·ly

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. widely(adverb)

   to a great degree

   "her work is widely known"

2. wide, widely(adverb)

   to or over a great extent or range; far

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

3. widely(adverb)

   so as to leave much space or distance between

   "widely separated"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. widely(Adverb)

   commonly; generally; to a great degree

2. widely(Adverb)

   separated by a large distance

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Widely(adverb)

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

2. Widely(adverb)

   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, wieldy

How to pronounce widely?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Supreme Court:

   Semiautomatic rifles are widely possessed.

2. The Fed:

   Tight labor markets were widely noted in most districts.

3. William Gibson:

   The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.

4. Joel Baden:

   They made it widely known that they were buying everything.

5. Jonathan Pryke:

   (He is) widely respected and a noted critic of dodgy deals.

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