wide
Wide, broad refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width: a wide road, piece of ribbon.
You use wide to say that something is found, believed, known, or supported by many people or throughout a large area. The case has attracted wide publicity. I suspect this book will have
WIDE meaning: 1 : extending a great distance from one side to the other not narrow; 2 : measured from side to side having a specified width
wide adjective (AMOUNT) B1 used to describe something that includes a large amount or many different types of thing, or that covers a large range or area:
WIDE definition: having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad. See examples of wide used in a sentence.
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