wide
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) (US) IPA (key): /waɪd/
- (AU) (NZ) IPA (key): /wɑed/
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Adjective
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Positive |
- If something is wide, it is long from one side to the other side.
- This box is 30 cm long and 20 cm wide, but only 10 cm high.
- It's a very wide river, but not very deep.
- The road was built wide enough to fit four lanes of traffic.
- He cast a wide net into the sea.
- If there is a wide range, variety, or world, there is a lot of it.
- The store offers a wide range of products.
- He has traveled to wide and varied places.
- The news received wide coverage across all media platforms.
- There is a wide variety of choices available.
- If you give something or someone a wide berth, you avoid them by a lot.
- He gave the barking dog a wide berth.
Adverb
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent.
- She opened her eyes wide in surprise.
- The door was pushed wide open.
- If you are wide awake, you are completely awake and alert, often when you would prefer to be asleep.
- Despite the late hour, the children were wide awake and eager to open their presents.
- After drinking three cups of coffee, I was wide awake all night.
- If two things are wide apart, there is a lot of space between them.
- "It was this big," she said, spreading her hands as wide apart as she could.
- He was a big man with dark eyes placed wide apart.
- He spread his arms wide to embrace her.
Preposition
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- If something goes wide of the target, it misses the target.
- The soccer ball went wide of the goal.
- Her first shot was wide, but the second struck his shoulder.
- He put it wide of the mark.
- (sports) If the ball or a player is/plays/goes wide, they are near the sides of the field or court.
- He ran wide and got tackled near the sideline.