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wide adverb.
[Old English wide, from wid WIDE adjective.]
Over a large area; widely, extensively. Chiefly poet. exc. in far and wide s.v. FAR adverb & in comb. OE.
wide-reaching, wide-stretched, wide-sweeping, etc.
G. W. Knight He welcomes disorder and confusion, would let them range wide over the earth.
With a large space or spaces between; far apart. OE.
J. Steinbeck Lifted it with the tips of thumb and forefinger and spread the other three fingers wide. E. O'Neill Light-brown eyes, set wide apart.
b. Loosely apart; so as not to remain close or in contact. L18.
Shelley Shaking wide thy yellow hair.
To the full extent. Chiefly with open. See also wide open below. OE.
A. Carter He opened his eyes wide as if surprised. H. Secombe Sid spread his arms wide.
At, to, or from a great or specified distance; far off. Now dial. OE.
N. Hawthorne Not only in this district, but wide away.
At a distance to one side; away from the target or the proper course. (Foll. by of.) M16.
Rider Haggard [He] fired..but the ball went wide. C. N. Parkinson Water from the broken skylight drips wide of the bucket placed to catch it.
Phrases & comb.: wide awake: see WIDE-AWAKE. wide open (a) fully open, open to the full extent; (b) exposed to attack, unprotected (foll. by to); freq. fig., esp. in leave oneself wide open, lay oneself wide open; (c) (of an issue or case) not resolved or decided. wide-ranging adjective covering an extensive range.