wide
/waɪd/adjective
उच्चारण वाइड
चौड़ा
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including a large variety of different people or things
व्यापक, विस्तृत, विविध
- a wide range of books
- wide experience
- The library offers a wide choice of novels.
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- He has a wide knowledge of history.
- The festival attracts a wide audience from many states.
Synonyms comprehensive extensive broad diverse wide-ranging
Opposite limited restricted narrow
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as far or fully as possible
पूरी तरह, पूरा (खुला)
- Open your mouth wide.
- She was wide awake.
- The door was wide open when we arrived.
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- The baby opened her eyes wide.
- He was wide awake at midnight, thinking about the exam.
Synonyms fully completely all the way
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
measurement + wide
Wide follows a measurement to say how broad something is; no plural s on the unit when used as an adjective before a noun.
चौड़ाई बताने के लिए माप के बाद 'wide' आता है; noun से पहले adjective के रूप में इकाई में 's' नहीं लगता।
- The river is two kilometres wide here.
- It is a two-metre-wide road.
wide + range / variety
Wide with range, variety or selection means many different kinds.
'Range', 'variety' या 'selection' के साथ 'wide' का अर्थ बहुत अलग-अलग प्रकार है।
- The shop stocks a wide range of school bags.
- The library has a wide variety of books.
wide (adverb)
As an adverb, wide means fully, as far as possible; the adverb is not widely.
Adverb के रूप में 'wide' का अर्थ पूरी तरह या जितना संभव हो उतना है; यहाँ 'widely' नहीं आता।
- Open your mouth wide.
- The door was wide open.
wide vs widely
Widely is used for spread over many places or among many people.
'Widely' का प्रयोग बहुत स्थानों या बहुत लोगों में फैलाव के लिए होता है।
- The film is widely loved across India.
wide of the mark / wide apart
Wide of the mark means inaccurate; wide apart means far from each other.
'Wide of the mark' का अर्थ अशुद्ध या लक्ष्य से दूर है; 'wide apart' का अर्थ एक-दूसरे से बहुत दूर है।
- His guess about the price was wide of the mark.
- The two villages lie wide apart.
+Collocations 5
wide + noun
roadrangevarietygapsmile
- There is a wide gap between rich and poor.
adverb + wide
veryextremelyquitefairlytoo
- The gate was too wide for the narrow lane.
wide + adverb phrase
wide openwide awakewide apartfar and widewide of the mark
- The children were wide awake at midnight on Diwali.
wide + noun (abstract)
supportknowledgeexperiencecoverageattention
- The scheme has wide support among farmers.
wide + noun (cricket)
a wide ballwide deliverywide of off stumpgive a wide
- The bowler gave three wides in the over.
“More examples 5
- The kitchen window is wide enough for a cat to jump through.
रसोई की खिड़की इतनी चौड़ी है कि बिल्ली उसमें से कूद सकती है।
- Radhika's eyes grew wide with surprise.
आश्चर्य से राधिका की आँखें फैल गईं।
- The umpire signalled a wide, and the batting team got an extra run.
अंपायर ने वाइड का इशारा किया और बल्लेबाज़ी करने वाली टीम को एक अतिरिक्त रन मिला।
- He is a man of wide reading and deep thought.
वे विस्तृत अध्ययन और गहरे चिंतन वाले व्यक्ति हैं।
- The news of the victory spread far and wide.
जीत की खबर दूर-दूर तक फैल गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The road is five metres in width wide.
✓ The road is five metres wide.
Say wide or in width, not both.
'Wide' या 'in width' में से एक ही कहें, दोनों नहीं।
✗ The door was widely open.
✓ The door was wide open.
In wide open the adverb is wide, not widely.
'Wide open' में adverb 'wide' है, 'widely' नहीं।
✗ It is a ten-metres-wide road.
✓ It is a ten-metre-wide road.
A unit before a noun in a compound adjective stays singular.
Compound adjective में noun से पहले की इकाई singular रहती है।
¶Idioms 4
far and wide
over a large area
दूर-दूर तक
- People came from far and wide to see the fair.
wide of the mark
not accurate
निशाने से दूर, गलत
- His guess was wide of the mark.
wide awake
fully awake
पूरी तरह जागा हुआ
- It was midnight, but the children were wide awake.
- I was wide awake with worry.
wide open
fully open; (of a contest) in which anyone could win
पूरा खुला; (मुक़ाबला) जिसमें कोई भी जीत सकता हो
- The windows were wide open.
- After the champion's injury, the tournament is wide open.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
broad extensive spacious vast large comprehensive diverse wide-ranging fully completely all the way
Antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart wide (for distances and openings: a wide road, a wide mouth) and broad (for parts of the body and general ideas: broad shoulders, broad agreement).
Wide (दूरी और खुलेपन के लिए: a wide road, a wide mouth) और broad (शरीर के अंगों और सामान्य विचारों के लिए: broad shoulders, broad agreement) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Far and wide, wide of the mark, wide awake, give sb a wide berth (avoid them).
Idioms: far and wide, wide of the mark, wide awake, give sb a wide berth (उससे बचना)।