Part of speech: Adjective
Phonetic transcription: /waɪd/
Meanings and Usage Patterns: - Meanings: "Wide" refers to something having a great extent from side to side. It can describe something that has a large distance from one side to the other, or something including a large number and variety of things. For example, a wide street, a wide smile, or wide support for a cause.
Verb Forms: - Simple Present: widen - Simple Past: widened - Simple Future: will widen - Present Continuous: widening - Past Continuous: was/were widening - Future Continuous: will be widening - Present Perfect: have widened - Past Perfect: had widened - Future Perfect: will have widened - Present Perfect Continuous: have been widening - Past Perfect Continuous: had been widening - Future Perfect Continuous: will have been widening
Examples in Sentences: 1. The river widened as it flowed towards the sea. 2. She had a wide range of interests, from art to sports.
Idiomatic Expressions: - Wide awake: Fully awake and alert. - Despite the late hour, she was wide awake and ready to continue working. - Wide of the mark: Incorrect or inaccurate. - Their estimates were wide of the mark when it came to predicting the sales figures.
Etymology: The word "wide" can be traced back to Middle English, from the Old English word "wīd". It is related to the Dutch, German, and Old Norse words meaning "wide".
Synonyms: - Synonyms: broad, extensive, spacious, vast - Antonyms: narrow, limited, restricted, cramped