Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a wide manner; across a wide area.

    I'm widely travelled.

    entfernt

    далеко́dalekó

    дале́коdaléko

  2. (figuratively)Commonly; generally; to a great degree.

    breit

    широко́širokó

    ши́рокоšýroko

    to a great degree

Examples

155 sentences
  1. That novel was widely read.

    Цей роман прочитало багато людей.

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  2. Years ago this principle was widely recognized.

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  3. This plant is widely used as medicine.

    ruЭто растение широко используется в медицине.

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  4. This plant is widely used for medicine.

    ruЭто растение широко используется в медицине.

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  5. English is by far the most widely-spoken language in the world.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
separated by a large distance:
commonly, generally:
Русский
By meaning 2
separated by a large distance:
commonly, generally:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
separated by a large distance:
commonly, generally:

Origin

From Middle English wijdly, equivalent to wide + -ly.

From Middle English wijdly, equivalent to wide + -ly.

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Forms

widelier/more widely, wideliest/most widely
Comparativewidelier / more widely Lesson
Superlativewideliest / most widely

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to or over a great extent or range; far:wide

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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