əˈstɹeɪ ˈblæŋkɪt bɹɔːd bɹɔd ɛksˈtɛn.sɪv panˈɒptɪk ˈspeɪʃəs waɪd waɪd ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑːk ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑɹk ˈwaɪdli not on target the kick was wide the arrow was wide of the mark a claim that was wide of the truth having ample fabric the current taste for wide trousers a full skirt to or over a great extent or range; far wandered wide through many lands he traveled widely her work is widely known with or by a broad space stand with legs wide apart ran wide around left end far from the intended target the arrow went wide of the mark a bullet went astray and killed a bystander to the fullest extent possible open your eyes wide with the throttle wide open broad in scope or content across-the-board pay increases an all-embracing definition blanket sanctions against human-rights violators an invention with broad applications a panoptic study of Soviet nationality granted him wide powers very large in expanse or scope a broad lawn the wide plains a spacious view spacious skies (used of eyes) fully open or extended stared with wide eyes having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other wide roads a wide necktie wide margins three feet wide a river two miles broad broad shoulders a broad river great in degree won by a wide margin