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wide

 
 
/waɪd/ adjective

Translation

LONG DISTANCE measuring a long distance or longer than usual from one side to the other
geniş
a wide river/road I have very wide feet.14001950
5 miles/3 inches/6 metres, etc wide having a distance of 5 miles/3 inches/6 metres, etc from one side to the other
5 mil/3 inç/6 metre vb. geniş
The swimming pool is five metres wide.14001950
a wide range/selection/variety, etc a lot of different types of thing
geniş kapsamlı; çok, bol
The library is a good source of a wide range of information.1884
EYES If your eyes are wide, they are completely open.
geniş, açık; iyice açılmış
Her eyes were wide with fear.1656
BALL If a ball, shot, etc is wide, it does not go near enough to where it was intended to go.
hedefin/kalenin uzağına/açığına
→ See also be wide of the mark1486
(Definition of wide adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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