Definitions for Widely
ˈwaɪd liwide·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. widelyadverb

   to a great degree

   "her work is widely known"

2. wide, widelyadverb

   to or over a great extent or range; far

   "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"

3. widelyadverb

   so as to leave much space or distance between

   "widely separated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. widelyadverb

   commonly; generally; to a great degree

2. widelyadverb

   separated by a large distance

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Widelyadverb

   Etymology: from wide.

   1. With great extent each way.

   Any that considers how immense the intervals of the chaos are, in proportion to the bulk of the atoms, will hardly induce himself to believe, that particles so widely disseminated could ever throng one another to a compact texture. Richard Bentley.

   2. Remotely; far.

   Let him exercise the freedom of his reason, and his mind will be strengthned, and the light which the remote parts of truth will give to one another, will so assist his judgment, that he will seldom be widely out. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. widely

   Widely refers to something that is spread out or extended over a large physical area, occurs or is recognized in many places, is used with a lot of variation or diversity, or is extensively or broadly applied or distributed. It can relate to different perspectives such as geographical area, frequency or range of use, extent of effect or influence, or scope of knowledge or opinion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Widelyadverb

   in a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles

2. Widelyadverb

   very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Widely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1792

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Widely' in Adverbs Frequency: #160

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Anagrams for Widely »

1. dewily

2. wieldy

How to pronounce Widely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Widely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Widely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Widely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Widely in a Sentence

1. Robert Mardini:

   We are all in shock, hanna Lahoud was a young man full of life and was widely known and liked. Nothing can justify Hanna's murder and we are in deep mourning for our dear friend and colleague.

2. Mikiko Galpin -LRB- he/him -RRB-:

   If we're talking about The Supreme Court reversal from an intersectional perspective of gender affirming care and reproductive justice, we've seen these attacks directed at gender-affirming care and more widely just the transgender community dating back to the bathroom bills, these bills are primarily focused on this rhetoric of transgender people either being deemed a danger to themselves or a danger to other people. And I think similarly, the language that's used to deny abortion services also sort of relies a little bit on a rhetoric of protecting people from themselves.

3. Joseph Simonetti:

   Studies have consistently shown that children living in homes with safely-stored firearms are less likely to be shot, and safe firearm storage is widely recommended by gun rights organizations and public health officials, trigger locks and gun lockboxes can be purchased for less than $10 online, and in common stores.

4. Chung Gyo-chul:

   Cat-related fires are continuing to occur recently, we advise households with pets to pay extra attention as fire could spread widely when no one is at home.

5. Iain Moor:

   Metropolitan Police Service is committed to tackling violence against women and girls in all its forms, i hope the victims and the public more widely are reassured that no one is above the law and Metropolitan Police Service will relentlessly pursue those offenders who target women in this way.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Widely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Widely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Widely
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Widely
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Widely