How to use wide in a sentence Of great extent from side to side Having a specified extent from side to side Of great range or scope A person of wide experience. Wide adjective (amount) b1 used to describe something that includes a large amount or many different types of thing, or that covers a large range or area:
See more adjective very large in expanse or scope “the wide plains” synonyms Broad, spacious big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent Having great extent or range Discover everything about the word wide in english Wide and broad may be synonymous, but broad is generally the larger and more emphatic A wide river is not thought of as so far across as a broad river
As, a wide mouth or aperture. Wide, broad refer to dimensions They are often interchangeable, but wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width A wide road, piece of ribbon. Wide adjective (long distance) a2 measuring a long distance or longer than usual from one side to the other A wide river / road
You use wide to say that something is found, believed, known, or supported by many people or throughout a large area The case has attracted wide publicity I suspect this book will have the widest appeal of all As pope he won wide support for his strict orthodoxy.
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