Far vs. Wide

Difference Between Far and Wide
Far➦
To, from, or at a considerable distance
a cat that had strayed far from home.
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of great or more than average width
a wide road
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To, from, or at a much earlier or later time
a movie that takes place far in the future.
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including a great variety of people or things
a wide range of opinion
his wide circle of friends
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To a considerable degree; much
felt far better yesterday.
eyes that seemed far too close together.
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Wide➦
at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target
the ball was wide of the leg stump
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To an advanced point or stage
a brilliant student who will go far.
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to the full extent
his eyes opened wide
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Being at considerable distance; remote
a far country.
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far from a particular or intended point or target
his final touchline conversion drifted wide
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Going back a considerable extent in time
the far past.
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a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.
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More distant than another
the far corner.
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Wide➦
Having a specified extent from side to side
a ribbon two inches wide.
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Extensive or lengthy
a far trek.
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Wide➦
Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad
a wide road.
a wide necktie.
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Far-seeing and comprehensive in thought or outlook
a commander of far vision.
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Wide➦
Having great extent or range; including much or many
a wide selection.
granting wide powers.
wide variations.
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Marked by political views of the most advanced or extreme nature
the far right.
the far left.
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Wide➦
Fully open or extended
look with wide eyes.
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Being on the right side of an animal or a vehicle.
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Wide➦
To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal
a shot that was wide of the target.
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Being the animal or vehicle on the right.
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Wide➦
(Baseball) Outside.
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Distant; remote in space.
He went to a far land.
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(Sports) Being toward or near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.
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Remote in time.
the far future
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Wide➦
Deviating or straying from something expected or specified
a remark that was wide of the truth.
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Long. en
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Wide➦
(Linguistics) Lax.
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More remote of two.
See those two mountains? The ogre lives on the far one.
He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
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Wide➦
Over a great distance; extensively
traveled far and wide.
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Far➦
Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
They are on the far right on this issue.
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Wide➦
To the full extent; completely.
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Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
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To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.
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Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
far heap; far memory; far pointer
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(Sports) Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area
ran wide to catch a pass.
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Far➦
To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
You have all come far and you will go farther.
He built a time machine and travelled far into the future.
Over time, his views moved far away from mine.
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Wide➦
A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.
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Far➦
Very much; by a great amount.
He was far richer than we'd thought.
The expense far exceeds what I expected.
I saw a tiny figure far below me.
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Wide➦
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a wide corridor.
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To send far away.
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Wide➦
Large in scope.
The inquiry had a wide remit.
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Far➦
Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
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Wide➦
(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent wide player.
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A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
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Wide➦
On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
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Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.
They said, . . . We be come from a far country.
The nations far and near contend in choice.
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Wide➦
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
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Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.
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Wide➦
Vast, great in extent, extensive.
The wide, lifeless expanse.
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Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
They that are far from thee ahsll perish.
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Wide➦
(obsolete) Located some distance away; distant, far.
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Far➦
Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther.
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Wide➦
(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
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The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.
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Wide➦
(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
a wide character; a wide stream
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Far➦
To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
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Antagonistic, provocative.
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To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
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extensively
He travelled far and wide.
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In great part; as, the day is far spent.
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completely
He was wide awake.
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In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.
Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies.
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Wide➦
away from or to one side of a given goal
The arrow fell wide of the mark.
A few shots were fired but they all went wide.
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a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control;
in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists
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So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
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at a great distance in time or space or degree;
we come from a far country
far corners of the earth
the far future
a far journey
the far side of the road
far from the truth
far in the future
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Wide➦
(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
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being of a considerable distance or length;
a far trek
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Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.
The chambers and the stables weren wyde.
Wide is the gate . . . that leadeth to destruction.
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being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle;
the horse on the right is the far horse
the right side is the far side of the horse
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Wide➦
Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.
For sceptered cynics earth were far too wide a den.
When the wide bloom, on earth that lies,Seems of a brighter world than ours.
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beyond a norm in opinion or actions;
the far right
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Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.
Men of strongest head and widest culture.
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to a considerable degree; very much;
a far far better thing that I do
felt far worse than yesterday
eyes far too close together
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Wide➦
Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.
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at or to or from a great distance in space;
he traveled far
strayed far from home
sat far away from each other
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Remote; distant; far.
The contrary being so wide from the truth of Scripture and the attributes of God.
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at or to a certain point or degree;
I can only go so far before I have to give up
how far can we get with this kind of argument?
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Wide➦
Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.
It is far wide that the people have such judgments.
How wide is all this long pretense !
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remote in time;
if we could see far into the future
all that happened far in the past
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On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand.
I was but two bows wide.
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Far➦
to an advanced stage or point;
a young man who will go very far
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Wide➦
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; - opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of ē (ēve) is ĭ (ĭll); of ā (āte) is ĕ (ĕnd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, 13-15.
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Having or showing a wide difference between the highest and lowest price, amount of supply, etc.; as, a wide opening; wide prices, where the prices bid and asked differ by several points.
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To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.
[I] went wyde in this world, wonders to hear.
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So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
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So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.
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Wide➦
That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.
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That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
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Wide➦
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
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Wide➦
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
granted him wide powers
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Wide➦
(used of eyes) fully open or extended;
listened in round-eyed wonder
stared with wide eyes
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very large in expanse or scope;
a broad lawn
the wide plains
a spacious view
spacious skies
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Wide➦
great in degree;
won by a wide margin
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great in range or scope;
an extended vocabulary
surgeons with extended experience
extensive examples of picture writing
suffered extensive damage
a wide selection
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Wide➦
having ample fabric;
the current taste for wide trousers
a full skirt
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not on target;
the kick was wide
the arrow was wide of the mark
a claim that was wide of the truth
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Wide➦
with or by a broad space;
stand with legs wide apart
ran wide around left end
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Wide➦
to the fullest extent possible;
open your eyes wide
with the throttle wide open
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far from the intended target;
the arrow went wide of the mark
a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
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to or over a great extent or range; far;
wandered wide through many lands
he traveled widely
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