wide
gb/wˈaɪd/ us/wˈaɪd/
A1
Anglais
~ 700
széles, tágra, szélesre, széles körű, sokféle, célt téveszt, mellé, messze jár az igazságtól
A1
1
széles
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is wide
The river is very wide at this point.
A folyó ezen a ponton nagyon széles.
She gave him a wide smile.
Széles mosolyt villantott rá.
The road is too wide for only two lanes of traffic.
They opened the door wide to let in fresh air.
Exemples pédagogiques
The table is very wide.
Az asztal nagyon széles.
This street is wide.
Ez az utca széles.
The bed is wide and comfortable.
Her eyes are wide.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'wide' with 'long'. 'Wide' is from side to side, while 'long' is from end to end.
Sens
Measuring a lot from side to side
Collocations
wide street
|wide river
|wide smile
|wide gap
|wide range
Synonymes
broad (Slightly more formal; often used for roads or shoulders.)
Antonymes
narrow (Describes something with a small distance from side to side.)
Thèmes
measurement
|geometry
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|space
Définition
Being large from one side to the other side.
Having a large extent from one side to the other.
A2
2
Schéma d’usage :
open [something] wide
She opened her mouth wide for the dentist.
Tágra nyitotta a száját a fogorvosnak.
The door was thrown wide open.
Az ajtót tágra tárták.
He stood with his legs wide apart.
Exemples pédagogiques
Open your mouth wide.
Nyisd tágra a szádat.
He opened the window wide.
Szélesre nyitotta az ablakot.
She stood with her arms wide.
Sens
Fully or far apart from side to side
Collocations
open wide
|spread wide
|stand wide
Synonymes
broadly (Can mean 'widely' but often used for smiles or gestures.)
Antonymes
narrowly (With little space between sides.)
Thèmes
movement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|space
Définition
Fully or far from side to side.
To a great extent across; fully open or spread.
B1
3
Schéma d’usage :
a wide [range/variety] of [things]
The store offers a wide variety of shoes.
A bolt cipők széles választékát kínálja.
His interests are wide and varied.
Érdeklődési köre széles és sokrétű.
We have a wide choice of activities.
Exemples pédagogiques
The shop has a wide range of food.
A boltban sokféle élelmiszer van.
She has a wide choice of books.
Könyvek széles választékából választhat.
He has a wide interest in music.
Sens
Covering many things or areas
Collocations
wide variety
|wide range
|wide selection
Synonymes
extensive (More formal; emphasizes breadth of coverage.)
Antonymes
limited (Restricted in range or scope.)
Thèmes
general
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Including many different types or covering many areas.
Including or involving a large variety or range of things.
B1
4
Schéma d’usage :
[shot/guess] is wide of [target]
His shot went wide of the goal.
A lövése a kapu mellé ment.
The arrow flew wide and hit a tree.
A nyílvessző célt tévesztett, és egy fának csapódott.
Their estimates were wide of the actual figure.
Exemples pédagogiques
The ball went wide of the goal.
A labda a kapu mellé ment.
His guess was wide of the truth.
A tippje messze járt az igazságtól.
The arrow went wide.
Sens
Far from the target or mark
Collocations
wide shot
|miss wide
Synonymes
off-target (Describes something that misses the intended mark.)
Antonymes
on-target (Hits the intended mark accurately.)
Thèmes
sports
|accuracy
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Far away from the place you want to hit or reach.
Not accurate; far from the intended aim or target.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
wide
API
GB/wˈaɪd/
US/wˈaɪd/
Syllabes et accentuation
wide (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (wide)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: wide
- Comparative: wider
- Superlative: widest
Famille de mots
Expressions
open wide
1/ˈoʊpən wˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
Open completely and fully apart
To open something as much as it can be opened.
Exemples
- The dentist asked me to open wide.
- She opened the window wide to let in fresh air.
wide awake
1/wˈaɪd əwˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Fully alert, not sleepy
Completely not sleepy and paying attention.
Exemples
- By 5 a.m., she was wide awake.
- The noise made him wide awake instantly.
wide awake
2/wˈaɪd əwˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Completely awake and alert
To be fully awake and not sleepy at all.
Exemples
- I was still wide awake at midnight.
- The noise kept me wide awake all night.
wide open
1/wˈaɪd ˈoʊpən/
fixed phrase
Completely open/unrestricted
Fully open without anything blocking it, or with no limits.
Exemples
- The door was left wide open all night.
- The race is wide open this year.
wide open
2/wˈaɪd ˈoʊpən/
fixed phrase
Completely open and unrestricted
Completely open, with nothing blocking it.
Exemples
- The door was left wide open.
- Her eyes were wide open in surprise.