wide - English word #619

Translation

Measuring a long way from one side to the other, like a big river or road.

Word origin

From Old English wid, meaning broad or a long way across.

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"Wide" tells us it is a long way across the river.

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Here "wide" describes a road with a lot of space across it.

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Here "wide" means opened as far as they will go.

narrow

Only a short way from one side to the other, like a small path.

big

Large in size, amount, or importance.

long

Measuring a large amount from one end to the other, or lasting a great deal of time.

road

A long, hard path that cars and people use to travel from one place to another.

river

A long line of water that moves across the land to the sea.

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