adjectives
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"
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"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
"stared with wide eyes"
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
great in degree
"won by a wide margin"
is similar to
more than adequate
"the home team had a comfortable lead"
having ample fabric
"the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
not on target
"the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
adverbs
with or by a broad space
"stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
to the fullest extent possible
"open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
to or over a great extent or range; far
"wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"