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wide

/wɑed/
A2 · Elementary★★★★★
noun

Simple Meaning

measuring a large distance from one side to the other.

When to Use

💬Daily Conversation✈️Travel English
Elementary — simple everyday language

Examples in Conversation

The river is too wide to swim across.

That store has a wide selection of shoes.

Full Definition

A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

Related Words

Synonyms:
broadlarge
Antonyms:
narrow
Word Family:
widthwidenwidely