wide

adjective (wider, widest)

• 1of great or more than average width:a wide road
• (after a measurement and in questions) from side to side:it measures 15 cm long by 12 cm wide how wide do you think this house is?
• open to the full extent:his eyes were wide with fear
• considerable:tax revenues have undershot Treasury projections by a wide margin

• 2including a great variety of people or things:a wide range of opinion his wide circle of friends
• spread among a large number of people or over a large area:the government’s desire for wider share ownership
• considering or dealing with the more general aspects of a situation, issue, etc.:the wider implications of the dispute
• [in combination] extending over the whole of:an industry-wide trend

• 3at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target:the ball was wide of the leg stump
• (especially in soccer) at or near the side of the field:he played in a wide left position

adverb

• 1to the full extent:his eyes opened wide

• 2far from a particular or intended point or target:his final touchline conversion drifted wide
• (especially in football) at or near the side of the field:he will play wide on the right

noun

• (also wide ball) Cricket a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.