superl remote; distant; far.
2. wide ·noun that which is wide; wide space; width; extent.
3. wide ·noun that which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
4. wide ·superl far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.
5. wide ·adv so as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
6. wide ·superl of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.
7. wide ·adv so as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.
8. wide ·adv to a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.
9. wide ·superl on one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, ·etc.
10. wide ·superl of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.
11. wide ·superl having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.
12. wide ·add. ·adj 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.
13. 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.
14. wide ·superl 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.