Meaning

4 senses
  1. Extensively.

    He travelled far and wide.

    ши́рокоšýroko

  2. Completely.

    He was wide awake.

  3. Away from or to one side of a given goal.

    The arrow fell wide of the mark.

    A few shots were fired but they all went wide.

  4. So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

More definitions
  • to or over a great extent or range; far
  • with or by a broad space
  • far from the intended target
  • to the fullest extent possible

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

3 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
extensively:

Forms

wider, widest
Comparativewider Lesson
Superlativewidest

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to or over a great extent or range; far:widely
  • far from the intended target:astray

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wide — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto