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wide

wide

Meaning of wide

large from side

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British English/ˈwaɪd/
American English/ˈwaɪd/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letterskuān de
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wide with Chinese translation

wide usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

The road stays wide here.

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

They bought a wide rug for the living room.

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wide belongs to the topic "Adjectives". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

wide宽的
thin薄的
heavy重的
light轻的
hard硬的
soft软的
tiny极小的

wide synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between wide / broad / spacious / roomy / ample / expansive

🇬🇧English

Similar to 'wide' for physical width, but often used figuratively for scope (broad range).

B1Very Often

She has broad shoulders.

🇬🇧English

Implies roomy, with comfortable open space inside; focuses on overall interior space.

B1Often

The apartment is spacious with high ceilings.

R
🇬🇧English
roomy

Casual synonym for 'spacious'; often used for cars/clothes/interiors to mean enough room.

B1Often

The new car is roomy and comfortable.

A
🇬🇧English
ample

Means more than enough; emphasizes sufficiency or generous quantity rather than literal width.

B2Often

There is ample space to store the boxes.

E
🇬🇧English
expansive

Suggests wide extent, open space, or broad scope; often slightly formal or literary and used figuratively.

B2Rarely

The house has an expansive view of the valley.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes large extent, often in area, scope, or degree; can be abstract (research, damage).

B2Often

They carried out extensive repairs on the roof.

🇬🇧English

Means plentiful or giving; when applied to size (a generous portion) it implies more than enough rather than literal width.

B1Very Often

She gave me a generous helping of salad.

S
🇬🇧English
sprawling

Describes something spread out awkwardly or extensively (sprawling city); often implies irregular or uncontrolled spread.

B2Often

The sprawling suburb covers acres of land.

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How to pronounce wide and what this word means

wide means wide. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce wide

/ˈwaɪd/

wide translation

wide

wide examples

The road stays wide here.

wide transcription

/ˈwaɪd/, /ˈwaɪd/

Questions about this word

wide meaning: what does it mean?

large from side

wide pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

wide is pronounced as /ˈwaɪd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

wide definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The road stays wide here. Translation: Дорога здесь широкая.

Is wide part of Adjectives vocabulary?

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