having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad

a wide boulevard.

having a certain or specified extent from side to side

three feet wide.

of great horizontal extent; extensive; vast; spacious

the wide plains of the West.

of great range or scope; embracing a great number or variety of subjects, cases, etc.

wide experience.

open to the full or a great extent; expanded; distended

to stare with wide eyes.

apart or remote from a specified point or object

a guess wide of the truth.

too far or too much to one side

a shot wide of the mark.

Baseball . outside ( def. 16 )

The pitch was wide of the plate.

full, ample, or roomy, as clothing

He wore wide, flowing robes.

Phonetics . lax ( def. 7 ) .

British Slang . shrewd; wary.

to the full extent of opening

Open your mouth wide.

to the utmost, or fully

to be wide awake.

away from or to one side of a point, mark, purpose, or the like; aside; astray

The shot went wide.

over an extensive space or region, or far abroad

scattered far and wide.

to a great, or relatively great, extent from side to side

The river runs wide here.

Cricket . a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.

Archaic . a wide space or expanse.

noun

breadth , broadness