3
ADJ
[v-link ADJ
, oft ADJ
n] If you open or spread something
wide
, you open or spread it as far as possible or to the fullest extent. □
4
ADJ
[
5
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n] You use
wide
to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. □
6
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n] You use
wide
to say that something is found, believed, known, or supported by many people or throughout a large area. □
7
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n] A
wide
difference or gap between two things, ideas, or qualities is a large difference or gap. □
8
ADJ
[ADJ
n]
Wider
is used to describe something which relates to the most important or general parts of a situation, rather than to the smaller parts or to details. □
9
ADJ
[usu v-link ADJ
] If something such as a shot or punch is
wide
, it does not hit its target but lands to the right or left of it. □
10wide awake
11far and wide → see far
12wide of the mark → see mark
13wide open → see open
-wide
/-wa
I
d/ COMB
-wide
combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something exists or happens throughout the place or area that the noun refers to. □
wi de-angle le ns (wide-angle lenses ) N‑COUNT A wide-angle lens is a lens which allows you to photograph a wider view than a normal lens.
wi
de awa
ke
ADJ
[usu v-link ADJ
] If you are
wide awake
, you are completely awake. □
wi de boy (wide boys ) N‑COUNT A wide boy is a man, especially a young man, who has a lot of money but who earns it in a dishonest or illegal way. [mainly BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]
wi
de-eyed
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n] If you describe someone as
wide-eyed
, you mean that they are inexperienced and innocent, and may be easily impressed. □
wid|en /wa I d ə n/ (widens , widening , widened )
1
VERB
If you
widen
something or if it
widens
, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. □ [V
n]