Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
widespread — [wīd′spred΄] adj. spread widely; esp., a) widely extended [widespread arms] b) distributed, circulated, or occurring over a wide area or extent [widespread benefits, widespread rumors] … English World dictionary
Widespread — Wide spread , a. Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
widespread — I adjective ample, broad, capacious, collective, common, comprehensive, current, diffuse, epidemic, extensive, familiar, far flung, far reaching, general, global, indiscriminate, large scale, omnibus, ordinary, predominant, prevailing, prevalent … Law dictionary
widespread — 1705, from WIDE (Cf. wide) + SPREAD (Cf. spread) … Etymology dictionary
widespread — [adj] extensive across the board*, all over the place*, boundless, broad, common, comprehensive, current, diffuse, epidemic, far flung, far reaching, general, on a large scale, outspread, overall, pandemic, pervasive, popular, prevailing,… … New thesaurus
widespread — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ spread among a large number or over a large area … English terms dictionary
widespread — 01. Corruption is [widespread] in the government of many countries. 02. AIDS is now [widespread] in the world. 03. Reports of atrocities are now [widespread] in the former British colony. 04. Support for the Opposition party has become… … Grammatical examples in English
widespread — wide|spread W3 [ˈwaıdspred] adj existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people ▪ the widespread use of chemicals in agriculture widespread support/acceptance/criticism/condemnation etc ▪ There was widespread support for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
widespread — adjective Date: 1582 1. widely diffused or prevalent < widespread public interest > 2. widely extended or spread out < low, widespread hood and fenders Time > < a widespread erosion surface C. B. Hitchcock > … New Collegiate Dictionary
widespread — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
