adj.
(wider, widest)
- of great or more than average width.
▸(after a measurement and in questions) from side to side.
▸open to the full extent:
wide eyes.
- including a great variety of people or things.
▸spread among a large number or over a large area:
wider share ownership.
▸considering or dealing with the more general aspects of a situation, issue, etc.
▸
[
in combination]
extending over the whole of:
industry-wide.
- at a considerable or specified distance from a point or mark.
▸(especially in football) at or near the side of the field.
adv.
- to the full extent.
- far from a particular point or mark.
▸(especially in football) at or near the side of the field.
n.
(also
wide ball)
Cricket a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play.
Phrase
- wide awake
fully awake. - wide of the mark
a long way from an intended target. ▸inaccurate.
- wide open
- (of a contest) of which the outcome is not predictable.
- vulnerable to attack.
Derivative
- widely adv.
- wideness n.
- widish adj.
Etymology
OE wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Gmc origin.