adjective
The road is wide enough for two cars to pass. If the book is set in wider type, it will have more pages
He has wide interests, from music to archaeology to sport
There have been wide fluctuations in market prices
Forecasts from analysts were based on erroneous assumptions and proved to be very wide of the mark
adverb
He took careless aim and the shot went wide
The dentist said, 'Open wide'. When I heard the drill, I was suddenly wide awake
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