- 1by a lot of people; in or to many places a widely held belief The idea is now widely accepted. He has traveled widely in Asia. Her books are widely read (= a lot of people read them). He's an educated, widely-read man (= he has read a lot of books). The term is widely used in everyday speech.
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- 2to a large degree; a lot Standards vary widely. wide adjective adverbwidely adverbwiden verbwidth noun
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