wide
gb/wˈaɪd/ us/wˈaɪd/
A1
Engleză
~ 700
széles, tágra, szélesre, széles körű, sokféle, célt téveszt, mellé, messze jár az igazságtól
A1
1
széles
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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
Colocații
wide street
|wide river
|wide smile
|wide gap
|wide range
Sinonime
broad (Slightly more formal; often used for roads or shoulders.)
Antonime
narrow (Describes something with a small distance from side to side.)
Teme
measurement
|geometry
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|space
Definiție
Being large from one side to the other side.
Having a large extent from one side to the other.
A2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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
Colocații
open wide
|spread wide
|stand wide
Sinonime
broadly (Can mean 'widely' but often used for smiles or gestures.)
Antonime
narrowly (With little space between sides.)
Teme
movement
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|space
Definiție
Fully or far from side to side.
To a great extent across; fully open or spread.
B1
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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
Colocații
wide variety
|wide range
|wide selection
Sinonime
extensive (More formal; emphasizes breadth of coverage.)
Antonime
limited (Restricted in range or scope.)
Teme
general
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Including many different types or covering many areas.
Including or involving a large variety or range of things.
B1
4
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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
Colocații
wide shot
|miss wide
Sinonime
off-target (Describes something that misses the intended mark.)
Antonime
on-target (Hits the intended mark accurately.)
Teme
sports
|accuracy
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Far away from the place you want to hit or reach.
Not accurate; far from the intended aim or target.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
wide
IPA
GB/wˈaɪd/
US/wˈaɪd/
Silabe și accent
wide (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (wide)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: wide
- Comparative: wider
- Superlative: widest
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
open wide
1/ˈoʊpən wˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
Open completely and fully apart
To open something as much as it can be opened.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- The door was left wide open.
- Her eyes were wide open in surprise.