wide
/wɑed/
A2 · Elementary★★★★★
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.”
Learning Path
▶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