Definition of: wide

(wīd) adjective wid·er, wid·est
1. Having relatively great extent between sides; broad, as opposed to narrow.
2. Extended far in every direction; ample; spacious: a wide expanse.
3. Having a specified degree of width or breadth: an inch wide.
4. Distant from the desired or proper point by a great extent of space; remote; wild: wide of the mark.
5. Figuratively, having intellectual breadth; considering questions from all points of view; liberal: a man of wide views.
6. Fully open; expanded or extended: wide eyes.
7. Phonet. Lax.
8. Comprehensive; inclusive: wide learning.
9. Loose; ample; roomy: wide breeches.
10. In the stock exchange, exhibiting a considerable range between high and low, or bid and offered prices: a wide opening. See synonyms under LARGE.
—noun
1. In cricket, a ball bowled too far over or on either side of the wicket to be within the batsman's reach.
2. Breadth of extent; also, a broad, open space.
—adverb
1. To a great distance; extensively.
2. Far from the mark.
3. To the greatest extent; fully open. [OE wīd]
—wide′ly adverb
—wide′ness noun♦ Various self–explaining compounds have wide as their first element: wide′–arched′, wide′–branched′, wide′–brimmed′, etc.