widewide1 /waɪd/ ●●● adjective
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measuring a large distance from one side to the other ANT narrow:
a wide street
The quake was felt over a wide area.
Roberto’s face broke into a wide grin.2measuring a particular distance from one side to the other:
The bathtub’s three feet wide and five feet long.
How wide is the door?3including a lot of different people, things, or situations:
We offer a wide range of vegetarian dishes.
We want to reach a wider audience.4happening among many people or in many places:
The trial was given wide coverage in the media.
We fear that the fighting will develop into a wider conflict.5statewide/citywide/company-wide etc. affecting all the people in a place:
Teen drug use is a citywide problem.6wide difference/gap etc. a large and noticeable difference:
There’s a wide difference of opinion about the issue. [Origin: Old English wid]












