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[wʌɪd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of great or more than average width
(e.g: a wide road)
- including a great variety of people or things
(e.g: a wide range of opinion)
- at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target
(e.g: the ball was wide of the leg stump)
Phrases:
- wide awake
- wide open
Origin
:
Old English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin
[wʌɪd], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- to the full extent
(e.g: his eyes opened wide)
- far from a particular or intended point or target
(e.g: his final touchline conversion drifted wide)
Phrases:
- wide awake
- wide open
Origin
:
Old English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin
[wʌɪd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batter to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side
Phrases:
- wide awake
- wide open
Origin
:
Old English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin
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