WIDE
adverb
Definitions
- 1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide. [I] went wyde in this world, wonders to hear. Piers Plowman.
- 2. So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening. Shak.
- 3. So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
WIDE
(adjective)
1. Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narr...
WIDE
(noun)
1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. "The waste wide of that abyss." Tennyson.
2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
