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wide 2, adverb (oh)



2 W3S3 adv
wide open/awake/apart
completely open, awake, or apart
::Someone left the back door wide open.
::At 2 a.m. I was still wide awake.
::Sandy stood with his back to the fire, legs wide apart.
opening or spreading as much as possible
open/spread (sth) wide
::Spiro spread his arms wide in a welcoming gesture.
::Leonora's eyes opened wide in horror.
::The windows had been opened wide and she could feel a slight breeze.
wide open
if a competition, election etc is wide open, it is possible for anyone to succeed
::Most experts agree that the election is wide open at this point.
not hitting something you were aiming at, and missing it by a large distance
::His throw to first base went wide .
wide of the mark
a) not correct about something, by a large amount
::The opinion polls were hopelessly wide of the mark.
b) not hitting something you were aiming at, and missing it by a large distance
::One of the bombs fell wide of the mark.
-see also far and wide at far 1 (11)