Definitions of wide:

  • adjective:   having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
    Example: "Wide roads"
  • adjective:   great in degree
    Example: "Won by a wide margin"
  • adjective:   not on target
    Example: "The kick was wide"
  • adjective:   having ample fabric
    Example: "The current taste for wide trousers"
  • adjective:   very large in expanse or scope
    Example: "The wide plains"
  • adjective:   (used of eyes) fully open or extended
    Example: "Stared with wide eyes"
  • adjective:   great in range or scope
    Example: "A wide selection"
  • adjective:   broad in scope or content
    Example: "Granted him wide powers"
  • adverb:   to or over a great extent or range; far
    Example: "Wandered wide through many lands"
  • adverb:   with or by a broad space
    Example: "Stand with legs wide apart"
  • adverb:   far from the intended target
    Example: "The arrow went wide of the mark"
  • adverb:   to the fullest extent possible
    Example: "Open your eyes wide"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #66496)