wide (EN)

adjective, adverb, noun

adjective “wide”

1. having a large distance from side to side
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   The river was too wide to swim across.
2. covering a large scope
   The festival attracted a wide audience.
3. (of relative quantities or differences) very big
   There were wide variations in the data.
4. far from the target; off the mark
   His throw went wide of the basket.
5. (sports) positioned at or near the side of a playing area
   He plays in a wide position on the right wing.
6. (of eyes) ​fully open
   You could see his wide eyes when he opened the gift.
7. (computing) using or supporting larger data or character sizes than usual
   The application supports wide characters for Unicode text.

adverb “wide”

1. to a great extent; over a large area
   They searched far and wide for the lost puppy.
2. fully; completely
   She was wide awake despite it being midnight.
3. away from a target; off course
   The arrow flew wide of the mark.

noun “wide”

1. (cricket) a ball bowled too far from the batsman, resulting in an extra run for the batting side
   In the final over, the bowler conceded two wides.