widely
Syllables: wide·ly/ˈwaɪdli/
widely adverb: in a wide manner; across a wide area.
Adverb
widely (comparative widelier or more widely, superlative wideliest or most widely)
- In a wide manner; across a wide area.
- I'm widely travelled.
- Commonly; generally; to a great degree.
- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75
- Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his...2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2021
widely meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
widely in Tamil
- commonly, generally
- பரவலாக paravalāka
widely in Urdu
- عموماً
widely in Bengali
- ব্যাপকভাবে, চত্তড়া হয়ে
widely in Telugu
- commonly, generally
- విస్తృతంగా vistr̥taṅgā
More languagesFewer languages
- widely in Malayalam
- വിശാലമായി, പരക്കെ
Examples of widely in a sentence
- Thus, a war widely predicted in fiction is only exiguously remembered in post factum allohistorical narratives.2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena...
- "The intention, more widely, is to work collaboratively with all devolved leaders to meet local needs," he said.2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Will devolution deliver real local control?”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 47:
Synonyms of widely
Antonyms
Forms of widely
| comparative | widelier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more widely |
| superlative | wideliest |
| superlative | most widely |
Origin of widely
From Middle English wijdly, equivalent to wide + -ly.
Words that rhyme with widely
Questions about widely
- What does widely mean?
- Widely means in a wide manner; across a wide area.
- What is widely in Tamil?
- Widely in Tamil is பரவலாக (paravalāka). See Widely meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use widely in a sentence?
- Thus, a war widely predicted in fiction is only exiguously remembered in post factum allohistorical narratives.
- What part of speech is widely?
- Widely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce widely?
- Widely is pronounced /ˈwaɪdli/.
Words near widely in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: widely (page history and authors); widely (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); widely (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); widely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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