wide
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4.4
- adjective
- /waɪd/
- Maybe your initial controller, you know, overshoots the turn, takes the turn wide, right?
- wide of the mark
Examples
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Sanders goes high and wide, gets back into first place.
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I see this sort of interpretation as wide of the mark, given Augustine's ambivalence.
Academic text (1990) -
Reason for the stop today is you took the turn onto Humbolt wide.
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And another effort blocked away by Casillas, with the follow-up just wide.
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His attempt to predict the outcome was wide of the mark, leading to some unforeseen consequences.
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The player's throw went wide of the target, missing the goal completely.
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Her comments about the project were wide of the mark, failing to address the main issues.
Synonyms
1
7.1
Not accurate or correct
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
6
4.0
A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges
- Specialized
1
3.3
A system that links groups of computers in different cities or countries
- Specialized
1
3.9
A large passenger plane with two aisles that carries many people
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wide meaning 'not on target' comes from the same root wīd that meant 'far from the centre' or 'broad'. So when a shot goes 'wide' it goes far away from the goal or mark, which is why wide means to miss the target.