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wide adj (wider, widest) 1 large in extent from side to side. 2 measuring a specified amount from side to side • three feet wide. 3 said of the eyes: open to the fullest extent. 4 said eg of a door or window: opened as wide as possible. 5 said of a range or selection, etc: covering a great variety • There's a wide choice of films on. 6 extensive; widespread • wide support. 7 said of clothing: not tight-fitting; loose or baggy • a wide skirt. 8 general, as opposed to particular • consider the wider implications. 9 (wide of something) off the mark • his aim was wide of the target. 10 slang lax in morals. adverb 1 over an extensive area, especially in the phrase far and wide. 2 to the fullest extent • with legs wide apart. 3 off the mark • His aim went wide. noun, cricket a ball bowled out of the batsman's reach. wideness noun. widish adj. wide awake fully awake or alert. wide of the mark 1 off target. 2 far or astray from the truth. wide open 1 open to the fullest extent. 2 colloq vulnerable; exposed to attack.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon wid.

-wide combining form, indicating throughout the extent of something • nationwide • worldwide.