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noun 
  1. (cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
adjective (wid, er)
  1. Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a corridor.
  1. Large in scope.
The inquiry had a remit.
  1. (sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent player.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: wijd
  • French: large
  • German: breit, weit (poetic)
  • Italian: largo
  • Spanish: ancho
Etymology: wid, wÄd, from (Ger.)
  • wÄdas. Cognate with Dutch wijd, German weit, Swedish vid.


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