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(wīd)adj. wid·er, wid·est
1.
a. Having a specified extent from side to side: a ribbon two inches wide.
b. Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad: a wide road; a wide necktie.
2. Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations.
3. Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes.
4.
a. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal: a shot that was wide of the target.
b. Baseball Outside.
c. Sports Being toward or near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.
5. Deviating or straying from something expected or specified: a remark that was wide of the truth.
6. Linguistics Lax.
adv. wider, widest
1. Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide.
2. To the full extent; completely.
3. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.
4. Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass.
n. Sports
A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.
wide′ly adv.
wide′ness n.
wid′ish adj.
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wide•ly
(ˈwaɪd li)adv.
1. to a wide extent.
2. over a wide area: a widely distributed plant.
3. by or among a large number of persons: a widely known artist.
4. in many subjects: to be widely read.
5. greatly or very: widely differing accounts of the incident.
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Adv. | 1. | widely - to a great degree; "her work is widely known" |
2. | widely - to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely" | |
3. | widely - so as to leave much space or distance between; "widely separated" |
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víîa; mjög, afar
widely
[ˈwaɪdlɪ] ADV1. (= over wide area, far apart) debris from the blast was scattered widely → los restos de la explosión quedaron esparcidos por una amplia zona
the trees were widely spaced → los árboles estaban muy separados los unos de los otros
the trees were widely spaced → los árboles estaban muy separados los unos de los otros
2. (= extensively) [travel] → mucho
to be widely available → poder conseguirse con facilidad
it is widely believed that → mucha gente cree que ...
the cabinet reshuffle had been widely expected → la remodelación del gabinete ministerial había sido esperada por muchos
a widely held belief → una creencia generalizada
to be widely read [reader] → tener una amplia cultura, haber leído mucho; [author] → contar con un gran número de lectores
his books are widely read → sus libros cuentan con un gran número de lectores, sus libros se leen mucho
it is widely regarded as → es considerado por la mayoría como ...
to be widely travelled → haber viajado mucho
to be widely used → ser de uso extendido or generalizado
to be widely available → poder conseguirse con facilidad
it is widely believed that → mucha gente cree que ...
the cabinet reshuffle had been widely expected → la remodelación del gabinete ministerial había sido esperada por muchos
a widely held belief → una creencia generalizada
to be widely read [reader] → tener una amplia cultura, haber leído mucho; [author] → contar con un gran número de lectores
his books are widely read → sus libros cuentan con un gran número de lectores, sus libros se leen mucho
it is widely regarded as → es considerado por la mayoría como ...
to be widely travelled → haber viajado mucho
to be widely used → ser de uso extendido or generalizado
3. (= greatly) [vary, differ] → mucho
4. (= broadly) [smile] → abiertamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
widely
[ˈwaɪdli] adv [different] → radicalement; [vary] → largement
children from widely different backgrounds → des enfants de milieux radicalement différents
children from widely different backgrounds → des enfants de milieux radicalement différents
[spaced, separated] → largement
widely separated fence-posts → des piquets de clôture largement séparés
widely separated fence-posts → des piquets de clôture largement séparés
(= commonly) [believed, thought] → généralement; [approved, accepted] → largement; [known] → connu(e) de tous ou presque
it is widely believed that, it is widely thought that → on s'accorde généralement à dire que
it is widely believed that, it is widely thought that → on s'accorde généralement à dire que
[travel] → énormément
Over the next twelve years, he travelled widely → Pendant les douze années qui suivirent, il voyagea énormément.
Over the next twelve years, he travelled widely → Pendant les douze années qui suivirent, il voyagea énormément.
[published] → largement
to be widely read [author] → être beaucoup lu(e); [reader] → avoir beaucoup lu
to be widely read [author] → être beaucoup lu(e); [reader] → avoir beaucoup lu
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
widely
adv → weit; (= by or to many people) → weit und breit, überall, allgemein; (= greatly) vary → stark; differing → völlig; (= extensively) available → fast überall; his remarks were widely publicized → seine Bemerkungen fanden weite Verbreitung; the opinion is widely held … → es herrscht in weiten Kreisen die Ansicht …; it is not widely understood why … → es wird nicht überall or von allen verstanden, warum …; he became widely known as … → er wurde überall or in weiten Kreisen bekannt als …; a widely read student → ein sehr belesener Student
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
widely
[ˈwaɪdlɪ] adv (distributed, scattered) → ampiamente, largamente; (read) → molto; (travel) → in lungo e in largo; (differing) → molto, profondamente; (popularly, by many people) → generalmenteto be widely read (author) → essere molto letto/a (reader) → essere molto colto/a
it is widely believed that → è una credenza diffusa che
widely-held opinions → opinioni molto diffuse
to be widely spaced (houses, trees) → essere molto distanziati/e
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wide
(waid) adjective1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.
2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?
3. great or large. He won by a wide margin.
4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching.
adverb with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide.
ˈwidely adverbˈwiden verb
to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here.
ˈwideness nounwidth (widθ) noun
1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths.
2. the state of being wide.
ˌwide-ˈranging adjective (of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc.
ˈwidespread adjective spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease.
give a wide berth (to) to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.
wide apart a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart.
wide awake fully awake.
wide open fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep.
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