WIDE


Meaning of WIDE in English

adj., adv., & n.

--adj.

1. a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or from side to side. b considerable; more than is needed (a wide margin).

2 (following a measurement) in width (a metre wide).

3 extending far; embracing much; of great extent (has a wide range; has wide experience; reached a wide public).

4 not tight or close or restricted; loose.

5 a free, liberal; unprejudiced (takes wide views). b not specialized; general.

6 open to the full extent (staring with wide eyes).

7 a (foll. by of) not within a reasonable distance of. b at a considerable distance from a point or mark.

8 Brit. sl. shrewd; skilled in sharp practice (wide boy).

9 (in comb.) extending over the whole of (nationwide).

--adv.

1. widely.

2 to the full extent (wide awake).

3 far from the target etc. (is shooting wide).

--n.

1. Cricket a ball judged to pass the wicket beyond the batsman's reach and so scoring a run.

2 (prec. by the) the wide world.

Phrases and idioms:

give a wide berth to see BERTH. wide-angle (of a lens) having a short focal length and hence a field covering a wide angle. wide awake

1. fully awake.

2 colloq. wary, knowing.

wide ball Cricket (sense

1. of n.). wide-eyed surprised or na{iuml}ve. wide of the mark see MARK(1). wide open (often foll. by to) exposed or vulnerable (to attack etc.). wide-ranging covering an extensive range. the wide world all the world great as it is.

Derivatives:

wideness n. widish adj.

Etymology: OE wid (adj.), wide (adv.) f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.