Definitions for widespread
ˈwaɪdˈsprɛdwide·spread

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widespreadadjective

   widely circulated or diffused

   "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

2. far-flung, widespreadadjective

   distributed over a considerable extent

   "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. widespreadadjective

   Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent.

2. Etymology: wide + spread

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1. widespread

   Widespread refers to something that is commonly occurring or extensively recognized, distributed, or established over a large area or among many people. It can relate to a range of things including behaviors, beliefs, diseases, conditions, or phenomena.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widespreadadjective

   spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'widespread' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3039

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'widespread' in Adjectives Frequency: #416

How to pronounce widespread?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say widespread in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of widespread in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of widespread in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of widespread in a Sentence

1. Lopez Obrador:

   It seemed in late March, when the coronavirus had become more widespread, that we would have a considerable reduction (in violence, unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way.

2. Brad Neuman:

   Support for legal marijuana is the highest it's ever been in the US across several different demographics. The pandemic has only sparked increased appetite in the space, this widespread legalization at the state level suggests the possibility of legalization on the Federal level in the US.

3. Lee Hopley:

   Overall, UK factories send only a small proportion of their goods to Chinese customers, but a sharper slowdown would also see a halt to growth in export sales through supply chains in Europe, the more widespread impact, at least in the near term, is likely to be the knock to already delicate confidence levels. Time will tell whether this takes a further toll on growth across the sector.

4. Sarah Hanson-Young:

   I have spoken with people who are locked up in the centre and they say that there is widespread unrest and fires across the facility.

5. Michael Pugliese:

   The honest truth is, no one knows, a widespread default by the US government is not something we’ve ever experienced and not something we’ve ever even come close to experiencing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=widespread
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Widespread
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widespread