WIDE | Definition In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of wide in English wideadjective us /waɪd/ uk /waɪd/

wide adjective (DISTANCE)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; not narrow: a wide river/road/gap/footwide with His eyes were wide (= opened much more than usual) with surprise. See also width having a large distance from one side to another

• wideThe river was deep and wide.
• thickGet the thickest rope you can find.
• broadHe has broad shoulders.
• squatWe passed a squat garage.

See more results » B1 used when describing how long the distance between the two sides of something is or when asking for this information: The rectangle is 5 inches long and 2 inches wide. The swimming pool is five meters wide. How wide are your skis?

• The wardrobe is 2 m high, 1 m wide and 60 cm deep.
• The bed is too wide - we'll never get it through the door.
• Stand with your feet wide apart.
• Open your mouth wide and say "Ah."
• Someone had left the window wide open.

Wide and thick

• beamy
• broad
• broadness
• gapingly
• panoramically
• squat
• squatly
• squatty
• stretch
• stretch the length of something idiom
• stumpy
• super-wide
• sweeping
• thick
• ultra-wide
• uncrossable
• width
• wingspan
• yawningly

wide adjective (AMOUNT)

B1 used to describe something that includes a large amount or many different types of thing, or that covers a large range or area: wide range They sell a wide range of skin-care products. She has a wide experience of teaching, in many different schools. The idea no longer enjoys wide support (= the support of many people).

• The evening menu offers a wide choice of dishes.
• We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.
• The accessibility of her plays means that she is able to reach a wide audience.
• She won the presidency by a wide margin.
• A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

Measurements in general

• along the length of something
• aspect
• bathymetric
• bathymetrically
• bathymetry
• be running at something idiom
• chunky
• cubic
• depth
• measurable
• measure
• metrically
• micro
• mismeasurement
• non-dimensional
• non-measurable
• pico-
• ply
• scale
• wheelbase

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Grammar

MeasurementsWe use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: … Area: length, width, depth and heightWe use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: … Weight and volumeWe use the verb weigh to measure weight: … Frequency, speed, timeWe use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them: …

Idioms

be wide of the mark give something/someone a wide berth wideadverb us /waɪd/ uk /waɪd/

wide adverb (DISTANCE)

B2 farther than usual, or as far as possible: open wide "Open wide," said the dentist.wide apart They moved the fence posts wider apart. Distant in space and time

• afar
• afield
• all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
• anywhere
• as far as the eye can/could see idiom
• distance
• eye
• far
• faraway
• farther
• farthest
• from afar
• further
• furthermost
• middle
• Podunk
• remote
• remotely
• remoteness
• ultra

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wide adverb (AMOUNT)

C2 completely, or by a large amount: wide open She left the door wide open.wide awake It was 3 a.m. and we were still wide awake. Linguistics: very & extreme

• abjectly
• absolutely
• absolutely fabulous
• abundantly
• abundantly clear
• beyond
• enormously
• exceedingly
• extraordinarily
• imagine
• indeed
• particularly
• richly
• showstopping
• strongly held
• stupefyingly
• super
• super-duper
• totally
• violently

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Grammar

MeasurementsWe use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: … Area: length, width, depth and heightWe use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: … Weight and volumeWe use the verb weigh to measure weight: … Frequency, speed, timeWe use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them: … widenoun [ C ]   sports   specialized us /waɪd/ uk /waɪd/ in cricket, an occasion where the bowler throws the ball too wide of the batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) and the batting team gets an extra point: The captain was unhappy with the number of wides and no balls bowled by his team. The umpire called the delivery a wide. Cricket

• 12th man
• all out
• all-rounder
• arm ball
• asking rate
• bowling
• declaration
• eleven
• hook
• infield
• jaffa
• king pair
• late cut
• leg break
• square leg
• stonewall
• strike rate
• sundries
• switch hit
• tail

See more results » (Definition of wide from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

wide | Intermediate English

wideadjective [ -er/-est only ] us /wɑɪd/

wide adjective [-er/-est only] (FAR FROM SIDE TO SIDE)

Add to word list Add to word list far from one side to the other, esp. in comparison with length from top to bottom, or being a particular distance across: a wide window a wide yard The bay is 15 miles wide here. Wide open spaces are land with no buildings on it.

wide adjective [-er/-est only] (MANY OR MUCH)

covering a large area, or including many types of things: They sell a wide range of skin-care products. The candidate has wide support (= the support of many people).

Idiom

wide open to something wideadverb [ -er/-est only ] us /wɑɪd/

wide adverb [-er/-est only] (COMPLETELY)

to the greatest degree possible; completely: I was wide awake. The dentist said, "Open wide." (Definition of wide from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of wide

wide The ladies come from far and wide to collect them. From Plain Dealer Obviously kids need a wide array of different activities beyond being connected. From TIME And at wider angles, the edges are cut off entirely. From Ars Technica They offer a wide range of options for colors. From Chicago Daily Herald She crouched there on all fours taking it in, her eyes as wide as a cat's. From Huffington Post It's 20 feet wide and 58 feet long. From NPR Is it this wide an array of things? From NPR When bringing any tool to a wide audience, user experience is key. From VentureBeat It's a wide desk that spans about 4.5 feet across and three feet wide. From Business Insider He said he would cast a wide net in his search for a new manager and that's exactly what he's doing. From Los Angeles Times It also enables users to receive a wide range of content to a user-defined schedule, which can be printed on the press of a button. From TechCrunch We are searching far and wide for the best technology achievements of 2015, and we want to hear what you think. From TechCrunch These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of wide?

Translations of wide

in Chinese (Traditional) 距離, 寬的, 寬闊的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 距离, 宽的, 宽阔的… See more in Spanish ancho, cinco millas, tres pulgadas… See more in Portuguese largo, ... de largura, amplo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian रूंद - एका बाजूपासून दुसऱ्या बाजूपर्यंतचे अपेक्षेपेक्षा जास्त अंतर, विशेषतः कशाच्यातरी लांबीच्या तुलनेत अरूंद नसलेले., रूंद - एका बाजूपासून दुसऱ्या बाजूपर्यंतचे अंतर वर्णन करण्यासाठी किंवा विचारले तर सांगण्यासाठी… See more 広い, 広（ひろ）い, 幅（はば）… See more geniş, açık, iyice açılmış… See more large, grand/grande, de large… See more ample… See more breed, wijd, ruim… See more வழக்கமான அல்லது எதிர்பார்த்ததை விட ஒரு பக்கத்திலிருந்து மறுபுறம் அதிக தூரம் இருப்பது, குறிப்பாக ஏதாவது நீளத்துடன் ஒப்பிடுகையில், குறுகலாக இல்லை… See more चौड़ा, (विभिन्न प्रकार की चीज़ों का) विस्तृत, व्यापक… See more પહોળું, પહોળો, પહોળાઈ… See more bred, stor, vidt åben… See more bred, vid, stor… See more terbeliak, lebar, luas… See more breit, weit, groß… See more bred, vid, stor… See more چوڑا, بڑا, چوڑا(دو اضلاع کے بیچ کی دوری بتانے کے لئے)… See more широкий, завширшки, великий… See more వెడల్పైన, ఒక వైపు నుంచి మరో వైపు వరకు సాధారణం కన్నా లేక ఆశించిన దానికన్నా ఎక్కువ దూరము కలిగినది, ముఖ్యంగా వేరే దాని పొడవుతో పోల్చినప్పుడు… See more প্রশস্ত / চওড়া, প্রশস্ত… See more široký, velký, široce… See more lebar, lebarnya, besar… See more กว้าง, ที่กว้างมาก, โดยกว้าง… See more rộng, có chiều rộng, nhiều… See more szeroki, szeroko otwarty, niecelny… See more 넓은… See more largo, spalancato, grande… See more Need a translator?

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• group-wide
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• wide open to something idiom
• from far and wide phrase
• from far and wide idiom
• cast your net wide idiom
• be wide of the mark idiom
• give something/someone a wide berth idiom
• wide open for something, at wide open to something idiom

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  • Adjective 
    • wide (DISTANCE)
    • wide (AMOUNT)
  • Adverb 
    • wide (DISTANCE)
    • wide (AMOUNT)
  Noun
• Intermediate   
  • Adjective 
    • wide (FAR FROM SIDE TO SIDE)
    • wide (MANY OR MUCH)
  • Adverb 
    • wide (COMPLETELY)
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