wide

Definition

  • adjective: extending a great distance from one side to the other
  • adjective: having great extent
  • usually used in combination
  • synonyms: vast, broad, extended

Examples

  • Police conducted a neighborhood-'wide' search for the suspect. [=police searched for the suspect throughout the neighborhood]

  • It appears that the governor's race is still 'wide open'. [=any of the candidates could win]

  • It was quite late, but the children were still 'wide awake'. [=not tired at all]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) CAMERON: Come on, Seth. Come on, let's go. All right. Defense! All right. Pass the fucking ball, I was wide open. Damn! Let's go. Let's go, yo. Let's go. Pick, pick, Derek! SETH: Bullshit! That's offense. (..)
    1998 American History X