Meaning

6 senses
  1. Completely open.

    The front door was wide open.

    настежьnastežʹ

  2. (idiomatic)Having no laws or law enforcement.

    It was a wide open frontier town before the railroad came.

  3. (idiomatic)Unsettled or unresolved.

    The fate of the loan sailor is still wide open.

  4. (idiomatic)Vulnerable or unprotected.

    He left himself wide open to criticism.

  5. Without the presence of opponents nearby.

    He was wide open and scored easily after receiving the pass.

  6. Of the situation at the beginning of trading when there is a large spread between bids and asking prices.

Examples

72 sentences
  1. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

    Тримай очі широко розплющеними до шлюбу, напівзаплющеними — після. — deniko

    ruДержи глаза широко открытыми до брака, полузакрытыми - после. — Snark

  2. Tom's eyes are wide open.

    У Тома широко розплющені очі. — deniko

    ruГлаза Тома широко открыты. — odexed

  3. Tom's door was wide open.

    Двері Тома були широко відчинені. — deniko

  4. The front door was wide open.

    ruВходная дверь была широко открыта. — marafon

  5. I found the door wide open.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
open completely:

Forms

wider open/more wide open, widest open/most wide open

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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