Wide Wider Waɪd Large Extra Examples Road Adjective

• it's a wide, fast-flowing river.
• the river gets quite wide here.
• he wore a jacket with wide lapels.
• her face broke into a wide grin.

wide

Word Family

• wide adjective adverb
• widely adverb
• widen verb
• width noun
1. measuring a large distance from one side to the other
• OPPOSITE narrow
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• It's a wide, fast-flowing river.
• The river gets quite wide here.
• He wore a jacket with wide lapels.
• Her face broke into a wide grin.

Extra Examples

• The road was fairly wide.
• Sam has a wide mouth.
2. measuring a particular distance from one side to the other
• How wide is that stream?
• It's about 2 metres wide.
• The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass.
• The road was only wide enough for only one vehicle at a time.
3. including a large number or variety of different people or things; covering a large area
• a wide range/choice/variety/selection of goods
• The company offers a wide array of services to businesses.
• Her music appeals to a wide audience.
• It's the best job in the whole wide world.
• Experts believe the project could bring positive benefits to the wider community.
• The contributors to this volume represent a wide spectrum of opinion on the subject.
• Publication on the internet makes the material accessible to a wider public for the first time.
• He is a manager with a wide experience of industry.
• Jenny has a wide circle of friends.
• The incident has received wide coverage in the press.
• The festival attracts people from a wide area.

Extra Examples

• We stock a wide range of goods.
• Try to develop a wide vocabulary.
• There is wide disagreement on this issue.
• The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.
• The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition.
• The general aim is for a wider distribution of wealth throughout society.
• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.
• a very wide range of clothing
4. very big
• The Australians won by a wide margin.
• There are wide variations in prices.
5. general; not only looking at details
• the wider aims of the project
• We are talking about education in its widest sense.
• You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context.
6. fully open
• She stared at him with wide eyes.

Extra Examples

• His eyes grew wide.
• Their eyes were wide with fear.
7. far from the point aimed at
• Her shot was wide (of the target).
• Her shot fell just wide of the target.
8. happening or existing in the whole of a country, etc.
• a nationwide search
• We need to act on a Europe-wide scale.
9. to not go too near somebody/something; to avoid somebody/something
• He gave the dog a wide berth.
10. not accurate
• Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark.

Word Origin

• Old English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin.