Meaning

11 senses
  1. Having a large physical extent from side to side.

    We walked down a wide corridor.

    breit, weit

    широ́кийširókij

    широ́кийšyrókyj

    having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

  2. Large in scope.

    The inquiry had a wide remit.

    вели́кийvelýkyj, просто́рийprostóryj

    very large in expanse or scope

  3. (derogatory, humorous, slang)Overweight, obese.

  4. Operating at the side of the playing area.

    That team needs a decent wide player.

  5. On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

    Two balls before lunch, he bowled a wide.

    Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.

  6. (dated)Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

  7. Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

    a wide character; a wide stream

  8. (UK, slang)Sharp-witted.

  9. (Northern England, Scotland, archaic)Vast, great in extent, extensive.

    The wide, lifeless expanse.

    great in degree

  10. (obsolete)Located some distance away; distant, far.

  11. (obsolete)Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

Examples

554 sentences
  1. He stood with his legs wide apart.

    Він стояв широко розставивши ноги. — ChickenKiev

  2. Tom opened his eyes very wide.

    Том дуже широко розплющив очі. — deniko

  3. 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

  4. The river is wide.

    Річка широка. — deniko

    ruРека широкая. — odexed

    deDer Fluss ist breit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. How wide is this river?

    Наскільки широка ця річка? — deniko

    ruНасколько широка эта река? — odexed

    deWie breit ist dieser Fluss? — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
having a large physical extent from side to side:
large in scope:
Русский
By meaning 1
having a large physical extent from side to side:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a large physical extent from side to side:

Forms

wider/more wide, widest/most wide
Comparativewider / more wide Lesson
Superlativewidest / most wide Lesson

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

35 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • wide awake
  • wide open
  • was wide open
  • door was wide
  • door wide

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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