wide
//waɪd//
Forms
- Comparative
- wider
- Superlative
- widest
- Comparative
- wider
- Superlative
- widest
Definitions
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.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.Overweight, obese.(humorous)
- How wide is this river?
4.Operating at the side of the playing area.
- That team needs a decent wide player.
1.Extensively.
- He travelled far and wide.
2.Completely.
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.So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1168
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
PIE word
*dwóh₁