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wide·spread
| \ ˈwīd-ˈspred
\
1
: widely diffused or prevalent
widespread public interest
2
: widely extended or spread out
low, widespread hood and fenders — Time a widespread erosion surface — C. B. Hitchcock
There is widespread public interest in the election.
Trade partners had become more widespread .
There was widespread opposition to the plan.
That claim has received widespread support, most recently from conservative pro-death penalty legislators in Oklahoma.
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From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 Aug. 2022
There were widespread calls for armed warfare on behalf of Trump across social media.
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David Zurawik, CNN , 12 Aug. 2022
The bill was written and introduced by Congresswoman Bustos and received widespread bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.
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Cheri Bustos, ELLE , 12 Aug. 2022
The pardon of the Samsung scion has enjoyed widespread public support in South Korea: Around 77% were in favor of the move, according to recent polling.
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Jiyoung Sohn And Hakyung Kim, WSJ , 12 Aug. 2022
This doesn’t mean threats to connectivity can’t cause widespread disruption.
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Wired , 24 July 2022
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wide·spread
| \ ˈwīd-ˈspred
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1
: widely stretched out
widespread wings
2
: widely scattered
widespread public interest
Relentless
Swift
Unpredictable
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1. Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
2. Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
2. accepted by or occurring among many people
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
1. spread over a wide area.
2. occurring in many places or among many persons: widespread poverty.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
widespread [ˈwaɪdspred] ADJ [ use ] → generalizado , extendido ; [ belief, concern ] → generalizado ; [ support, criticism ] → a nivel general ; [ fraud, corruption ] → muy extendido to become widespread → extenderse , generalizarse rain will become widespread across the whole of the British Isles → las lluvias se extenderán por todas las Islas Británicas there is widespread fear that → muchos temen que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
widespread [ˈwaɪdsprɛd] adj [ belief, practice, fear, feeling ] → répandu (e) ; [ use, corruption, opposition, availability ] → généralisé (e) The practice is widespread → C'est une pratique répandue . There were widespread fears that BUT Partout on craignait que. the widespread use of pesticides → l'utilisation généralisée des pesticides there is a widespread belief that ... → une idée répandue veut que ... the widespread opposition to sth → la levée de boucliers générale contre qch widespread criticism → des critiques de tous bords He was the object of widespread criticism over his decision → Sa décision lui a valu des critiques de tous bords .
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
widespread [ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd] adj ( disease, belief ) → molto diffuso /a there is widespread fear that ... → c'è una paura diffusa che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise. wyd واسِع широк largo široký breit , weit bred; stor; vidt åben πλατύς , φαρδύς ancho , grande lai, pärani زیاد leveä large רחב चौड़ा širok széles lebar breiður, víður; (gal)opinn spalancato 幅の広い 크게 뜨고 platus, išsiplėtęs plats; plašs terbeliak breed , wijd bred , vid szeroki ارت، پراخ: پلن، سورور: ازاد، له مقصده ليرې، له نخښې ليرې largo larg широкий široký širok širok bred, vid, stor กว้าง geniş , enli 寬闊的 широкий وسیع rộng 宽阔的
2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it? wyd عَريض، ذو عَرْض широк de largo široký breit bred σε φάρδος de largo lai عريض leveä large רוחב व्यापक širok széles lebarnya breiður largo ～の巾のある 폭이 넓은 platus plats lebar breed i bredden, bred szeroki پراخ de largo larg такой-то ширины široký širok širok bred, vid กว้าง ... genişliğinde, ... eninde 寬度 завширшки چوڑا có chiều rộng 宽度
3. great or large. He won by a wide margin. wye كَبير، عَظيم голям largo velký groß stor μεγάλος , ευρύς amplio , extenso suur زیاد reilu grand רַחָ बड़ा širok nagy besar mikill, stór grande , ampio 大きな 큰 didelis uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ luas ruim bred , stor szeroki دیره largo considerabil значительный veľký širok širok bred, stor กว้าง büyük , çok geniş 大的 великий, значний بڑا nhiều 广大的
4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc . a wide experience of teaching. wye verskeidenheid واسِع، عَريض обширен variado velký reich stor; bred; omfattende εκτεταμένος variado , diverso laialdane نامحدود laaja-alainen grand רחב विविध širok széles körű luas víðfemur, yfirgripsmikill ampio , immenso 幅広い 광범위한 platus plašs; daudzpusīgs luas ruim omfattende , stor , vid rozległy نا محدود variado mare обширный veľký bogat širok rik, omfattande ที่กว้างมาก geniş kapsamlı 廣泛的 великий, значний ہمہ گیر có nhiều 广泛的
with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide. wyd فاغِر العَيْنَيْن широко completamente široce weit vidt πλατιά completamente pärani عريض ammollaan tout grand רחב पूरा-पूरा širom szélesre (kitár stb.) lebar-lebar upp á gátt completamente 大きく開いて 넓게 벌려 plačiai plati; plaši; tālu lebar wijd vidt szeroko ډير ليرى completamente mare; larg широко široko široko široko vitt, på vid gavel โดยกว้าง geniş , tamamen , ardına kadar (眼睛)張大地 широко کشادہ rộng ra （眼睛）张得很大地
wyd بصورَةٍ واسِعَه، على وُسْعِه широко completamente široce weit vidt πλατιά , ευρύτατα ampliamente laialt وسیع leveästi largement בְּמִרווַחִים גְדוֹלִים दूर तक široko széles körben; nagyon secara meluas víða; mjög, afar completamente 広く 널리 plačiai plaši; lielā mērā dengan lebar; dengan luas wijd bredt, vidt; over alt ; i stor utstrekning szeroko په پراختيا، ليرې: لوى واټن، له نخښې، مقصد رښتيا نه خطاء completamente în mare măsură, considerabil широко ; очень široko široko široko brett, vitt อย่างกว้างขวาง yaygın , genellikle 寬闊地，廣泛地 широко وسیع داءرے میں nhiều; xa 广泛地
to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here. verwyd, wyd maak يُوَسِّع разширявам alargar rozšířit (se) verbreitern gøre bredere; blive bredere πλαταίνω , φαρδαίνω ensanchar , ampliar , extender laiendama, laienema گشاد کردن leventää élargir לְהַרחִיב चौड़ाना raširiti (ki)szélesít melebarkan víkka allargare , allargarsi 広げる 넓히다 platinti, platėti paplatināt; paplašināt; paplatināties; paplašināties menjadi lebar; melebarkan verwijden utvide , gjøre bredere poszerzyć ارتول، ارتيدل، پراخول، پراخېدل، پلنول، پلنېدل alargar a lărgi расширять rozšíriť (sa) razširiti (se) proširiti bredda, göra (bli) bredare ขยายออก genişle(t)mek 加寬，變寬，更寬 розширювати(ся) چوڑا کرنا mở rộng 加宽
wydheid إتِّساع ширина largura šířka die Weite bredde; vidde ευρύτητα, πλάτος anchura avarus عرض laajuus largeur רוחב व्यापकता širina vminek a széles/nagy/terjedelmes volta keluasan breidd, vídd larghezza , ampiezza 広さ 광대함 platumas platums; plašums keluasan wijdte bredde , vidde szerokość عرض largura lărgime широта ; ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd การขยายออก genişlik 寬闊 широта چوڑاءی chiều rộng 扩大
1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths. wydte عَرْض ширина largura šíře die Breite bredde πλάτος , φάρδος anchura laius پهنا leveys largeur רוחב चौड़ाई širina szélesség ukuran lebar breidd, vídd larghezza 幅 너비 plotis platums ukuran lebar breedte bredde , vidde szerokość پلنوالى، سپور، اراتوالى، پراخوالى largura lărgime ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd ความกว้าง genişlik , en 寬度 ширина چوڑاءی bề rộng 宽度
2. the state of being wide. wydheid إتِّساع широк largura šířka die Weite bredde; vidde εύρος , ευρύτητα anchura avarus زمین پهن laajuus largeur רחב चौड़ापन širokost bőség keadaan luas breidd larghezza 幅広さ 폭넓음 platumas platums lebarnya wijdte det å være bred, spenn rozpiętość پلنوالى largura lărgime широта šírka širina širokost bredd, vidd ขนาดความกว้าง geniş olma 寬闊 широчінь وسعت tính chất rộng 广阔
(of interests etc ) covering a large number of subjects etc . verreikend واسِع المَدى с широк обсег alargado široký vielfältig vidtspændende πλατύς , ευρύτατος de gran alcance, muy diversos mitmekülgne گسترده laaja-alainen varié טְווָח רַחָב विविध širok széles körű mencakup banyak hal víðtækur, yfirgripsmikill vario 広範囲の 광범위한 įvairus, platus plašs; daudzpusīgs berbagai-bagai; beraneka van grote omvang vidtfavnende o dużej rozpiętości, szeroki پراخوالى alrgado variat обширный široký pester raznovrstan omfattande, vittomfattande ครอบคลุม geniş kapsamlı (興趣等)廣泛的 широкий; численний کءی چیزوں پر محیط ہونا rất nhiều 广泛的
spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease. wydverspreid واسِع الإنْتِشار широко разпространен alastrado rozšířený weitverbreitet udbredt πλατιά διαδεδομένος extendido , generalizado laiaulatuslik گسترده laajalle levinnyt très répandu נרחב व्यापक proširen széles körben elterjedt tersebar luas útbreiddur; algengur, almennur diffuso 広範囲にわたる 광범하게 퍼진 plačiai paplitęs/nusidriekęs plaši izplatīts/izplatījies meluas wijdverspreid utbredt , vidstrakt rozpowszechniony خپور، ويړ، غوړېدلى، واز: تيت، متداول alastrado întins; (larg) răspândit распространённый rozšírený zelo razširjen široko rasprostranjen omfattande, allmänt utbredd แพร่หลาย; แพร่ไปทั่ว yaygın 普遍的 дуже поширений وسیع پیمانے پر پھیلا ہوا lan rộng 普遍的
to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds. ver vermy يَبْتَعِد، يَبْقى بعيدا عَن страня от manter-se afastado zdaleka se vyhnout einen Bogen machen um gå langt uden om κρατιέμαι σε απόσταση, αποφεύγω evitar a alguien/algo eemale hoidma دور نگه داشتن از pysyä kaukana se tenir à bonne distance (de) לְהִתרַחֵק दूर रखना držati se podalje nagy ívben elkerül vkit menjauhi halda sig í fjarlægð frá , evitare ～に近付かない 거리를 두다 šalintis ko, laikytis nuo ko atokiai, apeiti ką iš tolo turēties pa gabalu no menjauhi sesuatu met een grote boog omheen lopen holde seg langt unna , gå langt utenom trzymać się z dala لري ساتل manter-se afastado a se ţine la distanţă (de) держаться в стороне zďaleka sa vyhnúť na široko se izogibati držati na odstojanju hålla sig på avstånd från ออกห่าง uzak durmak 遠離 уникати دور رہنا tránh xa 远离
a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart. wyd على مِصراعَيْهِ، على وُسْعِهِما раздалечен afastado entre daleko od sebe weit auseinander langt fra hinanden σε απόσταση, αραιά, ορθάνοιχτα muy lejos laiali فاصله زیاد بین دو چیز kaukana toisistaan très écarté בְּמִרווָחִים גְדוֹלִים एक दूसरे से दूर razmaknuto távol egymástól terkembang útglenntur; útbreiddur aperto ; divaricato 広く離して 넓게 벌리고 plačiai išskėtęs, toli vienas nuo kito plaši izplests; tālu viens no otra mendepakan ver uit elkaar langt fra hverandre daleko od siebie ددو شيانو په منځ كي فاصله afastado entre si foarte depărtat далеко друг от друга ďaleko od seba daleč narazen široko razmaknut brett isär ห่าง birbirinden çok uzakta 張得很開 далеко один від одного ایک دوسرے کے درمیان کی دوری cách xa nhau 保持距离，离得很远
fully awake. wawyd wakker مُتَنَبِّه تَماما، مُتَيَقِّظ، واعٍ напълно буден acordado úplně probuzený hellwach lysvågen εντελώς ξύπνιος desvelado , completamente despierto täiesti ärkvel کاملا هشیار täysin hereillä bien (r)éveillé ערני पूरी तरह जागना potpuno budan teljesen ébren van terjaga sepenuhnya glaðvakandi completamente sveglio すっかり目を覚ました 완전히 잠이 깨어 visiškai pabudęs, budrus pilnīgi pamodies sedar; peka akan klaarwakker lysvåken całkiem rozbudzony, czujny
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