wide
adjective
- 1
not on target
the kick was wide
the arrow was wide of the mark
- 2
having ample fabric
the current taste for wide trousers
a full skirt
- 3
broad in scope or content
across-the-board pay increases
an all-embracing definition
- 4
very large in expanse or scope
a broad lawn
the wide plains
- 5
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
stared with wide eyes
- 6
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide roads
a wide necktie
- 7
great in degree
won by a wide margin
adverb
- 1
to or over a great extent or range; far
wandered wide through many lands
he traveled widely
- 2
with or by a broad space
stand with legs wide apart
ran wide around left end
- 3
far from the intended target
the arrow went wide of the mark
a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
- 4
to the fullest extent possible
open your eyes wide
with the throttle wide open
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