wide

adjective

  1. 1

    not on target

    the kick was wide

    the arrow was wide of the mark

  2. 2

    having ample fabric

    the current taste for wide trousers

    a full skirt

  3. 3

    broad in scope or content

    across-the-board pay increases

    an all-embracing definition

  4. 4

    very large in expanse or scope

    a broad lawn

    the wide plains

  5. 5

    (used of eyes) fully open or extended

    stared with wide eyes

  6. 6

    having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

    wide roads

    a wide necktie

  7. 7

    great in degree

    won by a wide margin

adverb

  1. 1

    to or over a great extent or range; far

    wandered wide through many lands

    he traveled widely

  2. 2

    with or by a broad space

    stand with legs wide apart

    ran wide around left end

  3. 3

    far from the intended target

    the arrow went wide of the mark

    a bullet went astray and killed a bystander

  4. 4

    to the fullest extent possible

    open your eyes wide

    with the throttle wide open

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