widespread

wide·spread

(wīd′sprĕd′)

adj.

1. Spread or scattered over a considerable extent: widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.

2. Occurring or accepted widely: a widespread misunderstanding.

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widespread

(ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd)

adj

1. extending over a wide area

2. accepted by or occurring among many people

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wide•spread

(ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd)

adj.

1. spread over a wide area.

2. occurring in many places or among many persons: widespread poverty.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	widespread - widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war" general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
	2.	widespread - distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up

widespread

adjective common, general, popular, sweeping, broad, extensive, universal, epidemic, wholesale, far-reaching, prevalent, rife, pervasive, far-flung There is widespread support for the proposals. Food shortages are widespread.
local, limited, rare, narrow, exclusive, confined, uncommon, sporadic

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

widespread

adjective

1. Spread out over a large area:

2. Covering a wide scope:

all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching.

3. Occurring quite often:

4. Most generally existing or encountered at a given time:

Translations

rozšířený

udbredt

laajalle levinnyt

rasprostranjen

széles körben elterjedt

útbreiddur; algengur, almennur

広まった

넓게 퍼진

zelo razširjen

vidsträckt

แพร่ไปทั่ว

lan rộng

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

widespread

[ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd] adj (disease, belief) → molto diffuso/a
there is widespread fear that ... → c'è una paura diffusa che...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wide

(waid) adjective

1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.

2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?

3. great or large. He won by a wide margin.

4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching.

adverb

with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide.

ˈwidely adverbˈwiden verb

to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here.

ˈwideness nounwidth (widθ) noun

1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths.

2. the state of being wide.

ˌwide-ˈranging adjective

(of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc.

ˈwidespread adjective

spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease.

give a wide berth (to)

to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.

wide apart

a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart.

wide awake

fully awake.

wide open

fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep.

widespread

→ مُنْتَشِر rozšířený udbredt weitverbreitet διαδεδομένος generalizado laajalle levinnyt répandu rasprostranjen diffuso 広まった 넓게 퍼진 wijdverspreid utbredt rozprzestrzeniony difundido широко распространенный vidsträckt แพร่ไปทั่ว yaygın lan rộng 普遍的

widespread

a. extendido-a; muy difundido-a; general.