Definitions
Broad, not narrow, or extending over a large distance.
Word origin
From Middle English wid, wyd, from Old English wīd (“wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far”), from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to divide, separate”), a dissimilated univerbation from *dwi- (“apart, asunder, in two”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).
Used in a sentence
“We walked down a wide corridor.”
“Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.”
“Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Broad across”4 letters
02“Not narrow”4 letters
03“Across a large distance”4 letters
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