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Moderatewider
The correct spelling is wider.
How to pronounce wider
adjective
IPA: /ˈwaɪdə/
Say it like: Wid-er
The correct spelling is wider. Having a large physical extent from side to side. For example: "We walked down a wide corridor."
Usage Examples
“We walked down a wide corridor.”
“The inquiry had a wide remit.”
“That team needs a decent wide player.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- 2.Large in scope.
- 3.Operating at the side of the playing area.
- 4.On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
- 5.Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
adverb
- 1.Extensively
- 2.Completely
- 3.Away from a given goal
- 4.So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
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