wide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English wid, wyd, from Old English wīd (“wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far”), from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wī- (“apart, asunder, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *weye- (“to drive, separate”). Cognate with Scots wyd, wid (“of great extent; vast”), West Frisian wiid (“broad; wide”), Dutch wijd (“wide; large; broad”), German weit (“far; wide; broad”), Swedish vid (“wide”), Icelandic víður (“wide”), Latin dīvidō (“separate, sunder”), Latin vītō (“avoid, shun”). Related to widow.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wide (comparative wider, superlative widest)
- Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- We walked down a wide corridor.
- Large in scope.
- The inquiry had a wide remit.
- (sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
- That team needs a decent wide player.
- (tennis) (speaking of the ball) that bounces off the authorized court limits, referring to the horizontal dimension (and therefore is out).
- Too bad! That what a great passing-shot, but it's wide.
Antonyms[edit]
- narrow (regarding empty area)
- thin (regarding occupied area)
- skinny (sometimes offensive, regarding body width)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
having a large physical extent from side to side
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Adverb[edit]
wide (comparative wider, superlative widest)
- extensively
- He travelled far and wide.
- completely
- He was wide awake.
- away from a given goal
- The arrow fell wide of the mark.
- 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, BBC:
- The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.
Translations[edit]
extensively
Noun[edit]
wide (plural wides)
- (cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From wīd.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /wiː.de/
Adverb[edit]
wīde
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