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# widely

adverb (widely, more widely, most widely)

«widely» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Widely means by many people or in many places: «widely known», «widely used». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#m1)
2. Widely means over a large area or distance: «spread widely». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#m2)
3. Widely means a lot, very much, when things differ: «Prices vary widely». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school texts and science it tells the reader something is common or general: «Plastic is widely used», «This bird is widely found in Australia». In maths and data it describes results that are far apart: «The answers varied widely». Phrases: «widely known», «widely used», «widely read», «vary widely», «widely spaced», «smile widely».

### Examples

- English is widely spoken around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x1)
- Smartphones are widely used by adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x2)
- This story is widely known in Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x3)
- The seeds were spread widely by the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x4)
- Pupils' guesses varied widely, from 10 to 300. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x5)
- She smiled widely when she saw her puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x6)
- The trees are widely spaced so they get enough light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x7)
- He is a widely read boy who loves books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x8)
- Their views with regard to its origin may differ widely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/#x9)

### Note

An adverb from «wide». «Widely» is used for «by many people / very much»; «wide» is used for physical opening: «Open your mouth wide» (not «widely»). «Widely read» can mean a book many people read, or a person who has read many books.

## In Jewish tradition

In school texts and science it tells the reader something is common or general: «Plastic is widely used», «This bird is widely found in Australia». In maths and data it describes results that are far apart: «The answers varied widely». Phrases: «widely known», «widely used», «widely read», «vary widely», «widely spaced», «smile widely».

### Examples

- Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x1)
- Here the view of various writers differ widely. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x2)
- But it is proper to assume, tliat they may have been known to a few learned men long before they began to be widely used. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x3)

### Note

An adverb from «wide». «Widely» is used for «by many people / very much»; «wide» is used for physical opening: «Open your mouth wide» (not «widely»). «Widely read» can mean a book many people read, or a person who has read many books.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «widely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«widely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/widely.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «widely» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«widely» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/widely.html) on Mova free.