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Definition wide in British English

wide adjective

adjective
/waɪd/
1

measuring a large distance from one side to the other

Example

Beijing's wide avenues and boulevards

Example

An earthquake shook a wide area of southern Italy on Saturday.

Synonyms and related words
across attenuated broad
1.1

measuring a particular distance from one side to the other

Example

The stream is about 4 feet wide here.

Example

The roads are barely wide enough for cars.

Synonyms and related words
across attenuated broad
Example

Her proposal has gained wide support in the last few months.

Example

His wide experience of the business world proved invaluable to us.

Example

Workers must carry out a wide range of tasks.

Example

We carry the area's widest selection of wines.

Synonyms and related words
everything whole all
2.1

very large

Example

She won the election by a wide margin.

Synonyms and related words
large big high
3

concerning the basic aspects of something rather than the details

Example

The report looks at women's employment in its wider social context.

Example

Senior managers are expected to take a wider view of problems.

Synonyms and related words
101 blow-by-blow broad
4

as open or large as possible

Example

a wide smile/grin

Example

The boy looked at the intruder, his eyes wide with fear.

Synonyms and related words
open ajar wide
5

going further than the point that was aimed at

Example

a few inches wide of the target

Synonyms and related words
incorrect inexact wrong
Definition wide in British English