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Widely

adverb/wˈaɪdli/
Definition
to a great degree
to or over a great extent or range; far
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈaɪdli/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈaɪdli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈaɪdli/
3 syllables Say it as /wˈaɪdli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbto a great degree
“her work is widely known”
adverbto or over a great extent or range; far
“wandered wide through many lands”
adverbso as to leave much space or distance between
“widely separated”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
weit
in hohem Maße
🇫🇷French
largement
dans une large mesure
🇪🇸Spanish
ampliamente
en gran medida
🇮🇹Italian
ampiamente
in larga misura
🇳🇱Dutch
breed
in grote mate
🇵🇹Portuguese
largamente
em grande medida
🇷🇺Russian
широко
в значительной степени
India
🇮🇳Hindi
व्यापक रूप से
बहुत हद तक
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যাপকভাবে
একটি মহান ডিগ্রী
🇮🇳Tamil
பரவலாக
ஒரு பெரிய அளவிற்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
విస్తృతంగా
గొప్ప స్థాయికి
🇮🇳Marathi
मोठ्या प्रमाणावर
मोठ्या प्रमाणात
🇮🇳Gujarati
વ્યાપકપણે
એક મહાન ડિગ્રી માટે
🇮🇳Kannada
ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വ്യാപകമായി
വലിയ അളവിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ
ਇੱਕ ਮਹਾਨ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਤੱਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
وسیع پیمانے پر
بڑی حد تک
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
广泛
在很大程度上
🇯🇵Japanese
広く
かなりの程度に
🇰🇷Korean
넓게
상당한 정도로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
rộng rãi
ở một mức độ lớn
🇹🇭Thai
อย่างกว้างขวาง
ในระดับมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
secara luas
secara besar-besaran
🇵🇭Filipino
malawak
sa isang mahusay na antas
🇲🇾Malay
secara meluas
ke tahap yang hebat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
على نطاق واسع
بدرجة كبيرة
🇮🇷Persian
به طور گسترده
تا حد زیادی
🇹🇷Turkish
yaygın olarak
büyük ölçüde
🇮🇱Hebrew
באופן נרחב
במידה רבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'widely'?
The primary meaning of 'widely' is 'to a great degree'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'widely' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'widely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'widely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'widely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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