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Tapanuli orangutan, devastated by cyclone, now faces habitat loss under zoning plans
The meaning of WIDE is having great extent : vast. How to use wide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wide.
WIDE definition: 1. having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in…. Learn more.
Having a specified extent from side to side: a ribbon two inches wide. b. Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad: a wide road; a wide necktie. 2. Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations. 3. Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes. 4. a.
Adjective wide (comparative wider or more wide, superlative widest or most wide) Having a large physical extent from side to side.
Wide and broad may be synonymous, but broad is generally the larger and more emphatic: a wide river is not thought of as so far across as a broad river. Wide is sometimes more applicable to that which is to be passed through: as, a wide mouth or aperture.
What does WIDE mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word WIDE. He travelled far and wide. He was wide awake. The arrow fell wide of the mark. Having a large physical extent from side to side. We walked down a wide corridor. Large in scope. The inquiry had a wide remit.