What does “wide” mean?
- 1
adjectivemeasuring a large distance from one side to the other
The river is very wide here.
- 2
adjectiveincluding many different things or people
The shop sells a wide range of products.
- 3
adverbfully; as far as possible
Open your mouth wide.
Wide at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & adverb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /waɪd/ · WYDE
How to use “wide” correctly
The noun is “width”: “What is the width of the room?”
Common phrases with “wide”
- wide range
- wide variety
- wide open
- wide awake
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- broad
- large
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- narrow
Word family
- width
- widely
- widen
- widespread
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