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adverb wide·ly \ˈwīd-lē\

Definition of widely

  1. 1 :  over or through a wide area has traveled widely

  2. 2 :  to a great extent departed widely from the previous edition

  3. 3 :  by or among a large well-dispersed group of people a widely known political figure

  4. 4 :  over a broad range persons with widely fluctuating incomes — Current Biography

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Examples of widely in a Sentence

  1. Their products are widely available.

  2. a widely known political figure

  3. The books are widely read by adults as well as children.

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Definition of widely for English Language Learners

  • : over or through a wide area : in or to many places

  • : to a great extent : a lot

  • : by a large number of people

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