Dictionary definition · wide
adjective
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other"wide roads"
- broad in scope or content"across-the-board pay increases"
- (used of eyes) fully open or extended"stared with wide eyes"
- very large in expanse or scope"a broad lawn"
- great in degree"won by a wide margin"
- having ample fabric"the current taste for wide trousers"
- not on target"the kick was wide"
adverb
- with or by a broad space"stand with legs wide apart"
- to the fullest extent possible"open your eyes wide"
- far from the intended target"the arrow went wide of the mark"
- to or over a great extent or range; far"wandered wide through many lands"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).