- far and wide
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adverb
Date: before 12th century
in every direction ; everywhere <searched far and wide>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
far and wide
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Far and wide — Wide Wide (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Far and wide — Far Far, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
far and wide — ► far and wide over a large area. Main Entry: ↑far … English terms dictionary
far and wide — adverb over great areas or distances; everywhere he traveled far and wide the news spread far and wide people came from far and near searched for the child far and near • Syn: ↑far and near * * * adverb see … Useful english dictionary
far and wide — {adv. phr.} Everywhere, in all directions. * /The wind blew the papers far and wide./ * /My old school friends are scattered far and wide now./ * /The movie company looked far and wide for a boy to act the hero in the new movie./ Compare: ALL… … Dictionary of American idioms
far and wide — {adv. phr.} Everywhere, in all directions. * /The wind blew the papers far and wide./ * /My old school friends are scattered far and wide now./ * /The movie company looked far and wide for a boy to act the hero in the new movie./ Compare: ALL… … Dictionary of American idioms
far\ and\ wide — adv. phr. Everywhere, in all directions. The wind blew the papers far and wide. My old school friends are scattered far and wide now. The movie company looked far and wide for a boy to act the hero in the new movie. Compare: all over … Словарь американских идиом
far and wide — 1. many places. People came from far and wide to see the parade. 2. across a large area. They searched far and wide for the missing dog … New idioms dictionary
far and wide — in a large area or in many different places, some of them a long way away from far and wide: People came from far and wide to see the show … English dictionary
far and wide — adv. Far and wide is used with these verbs: ↑spread, ↑travel … Collocations dictionary
