French Meaning of wide

large

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Definitions and Meaning of wide in English

Wordnet

wide (a)

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

great in degree

Wordnet

wide (s)

broad in scope or content

(used of eyes) fully open or extended

very large in expanse or scope

having ample fabric

not on target

Wordnet

wide (r)

with or by a broad space

to the fullest extent possible

far from the intended target

to or over a great extent or range; far

Webster

wide (superl.)

Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.

Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.

Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.

Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.

Remote; distant; far.

Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.

On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15.

Webster

wide (adv.)

To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.

So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.

Webster

wide (n.)

That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.

That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.

Webster

wide (a.)

Having or showing a wide difference between the highest and lowest price, amount of supply, etc.; as, a wide opening; wide prices, where the prices bid and asked differ by several points.

FAQs About the word wide

large

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other, broad in scope or content, (used of eyes) fully open or extended, very large in expanse or scope,

Large,épais(se),expansif,vaste,généralisé,spacieux,graisse,surdimensionné,surdimensionné,spacieux

bien,étroit,maigre,mince, svelte,mince,mince,fermer,compressé,Condensé,rétréci

widdy => veuve, widal's => Réaction de Widal, widal, test => Épreuve de Widal, widal test => test de Widal, wicopy => wicopy,