Wide Wider Waɪd River Jacket Face Broke Grin

• a wide river
• sam has a wide mouth.
• a jacket with wide lapels
• her face broke into a wide grin.

wide

1. measuring a lot from one side to the other
• opposite narrow
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• a wide river
• Sam has a wide mouth.
• a jacket with wide lapels
• Her face broke into a wide grin.
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.
3. including a large number or variety of different people or things; covering a large area
• a wide range/choice/variety of goods
• Her music appeals to a wide audience.
• Jenny has a wide circle of friends.
• a manager with wide experience of industry
• It's the best job in the whole wide world.
• The incident has received wide coverage in the press.
• The festival attracts people from a wide area.
4. very big
• 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.
• a broad river
• a broad stretch of meadowland.
• a wide/broad range of products.
• All of us are in broad agreement on this matter.
6. fully open
• She stared at him with wide eyes.
7. far from the point aimed at
• Her shot was 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.

Extra Examples

• He stood up and flung wide the door to the study.
• Her shot fell just wide of the target.
• His eyes grew wide.
• Open your mouth really wide.
• People came from far and wide for the show.
• The river gets quite wide here.
• The road was fairly wide.
• The road was only wide enough for only one vehicle at a time.
• Their eyes were wide with fear.
• Their predictions turned out to be very wide of the mark.
• a very wide range of clothing
• He is a manager with a wide experience of industry.
• He wore a jacket with wide lapels.
• Her face broke into a wide grin.
• How wide is that stream?
• It’s a wide, fast-flowing river.
• It’s about 2 metres wide.
• It’s the best job in the whole wide world.
• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.
• The general aim is for a wider distribution of wealth throughout society.
• The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.
• The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition.
• There is wide disagreement on this issue.
• Try to develop a wide vocabulary.
• We stock a wide range of goods.
• You can’t just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You’ve got to see it in a wider context.

Word Origin

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