Lernwerd

wide

//waɪd//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
wider
Superlative
widest

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Comparative
wider
Superlative
widest

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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

    • We walked down a wide corridor.
    • Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.
    • Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
  2. 2.Large in scope.

    • The inquiry had a wide remit.
    • Three-way girls offered the widest array of services. One twenty-two-year-old prostitute declared to an undercover vice investigator in New York City, "I am a three-way girl."
    • Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.
  3. 3.Overweight, obese.(humorous)

    • How wide is this river?
  4. 4.Operating at the side of the playing area.

    • That team needs a decent wide player.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

  1. 1.Extensively.

    • He travelled far and wide.
  2. 2.Completely.

  3. 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.
    • The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.
  4. 4.So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

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PIE word

*dwóh₁

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