WIDE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

wide

Not on target. Приклади
  • The kick was wide.
  • The arrow was wide of the mark.
  • A claim that was wide of the truth.
Having ample fabric. Приклади
  • The current taste for wide trousers.
  • A full skirt.
Broad in scope or content. Приклади
  • Across-the-board pay increases.
  • An all-embracing definition.
  • Blanket sanctions against human-rights violators.
  • An invention with broad applications.
  • A panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner.
  • Granted him wide.
Great in range or scope. Приклади
  • An extended vocabulary.
  • Surgeons with extended experience.
  • Extensive examples of picture writing.
  • Suffered extensive damage.
  • A wide selection.
Very large in expanse or scope. Приклади
  • A broad lawn.
  • The wide plains.
  • A spacious view.
  • Spacious skies.
(used of eyes) fully open or extended. Приклади
  • Listened in round-eyed wonder.
  • Stared with wide eyes.
Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. Приклади
  • Wide roads.
  • A wide necktie.
  • Wide margins.
  • Three feet wide.
  • A river two miles broad.
  • Broad shoulders.
  • A broad river.
Great in degree. Приклади
  • Won by a wide margin.
To or over a great extent or range; far. Приклади
  • Wandered wide through many lands.
  • He traveled widely.
With or by a broad space. Приклади
  • Stand with legs wide apart.
  • Ran wide around left end.
Far from the intended target. Приклади
  • The arrow went wide of the mark.
  • A bullet went astray and killed a bystander.
To the fullest extent possible. Приклади
  • Open your eyes wide.
  • With the throttle wide open.
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