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# widely

«widely» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **by many people or in many places: «widely known», «widely…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (widely, more widely, most widely)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Widely means by many people or in many places: «widely known», «widely used». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#m1)

2) Widely means over a large area or distance: «spread widely». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#m2)

3) Widely means a lot, very much, when things differ: «Prices vary widely». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#m3)

### sense 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

- Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x3)
- English is widely spoken around the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x4)
- Smartphones are widely used by adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x5)
- This story is widely known in Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x6)
- The seeds were spread widely by the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x7)
- Pupils' guesses varied widely, from 10 to 300. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x8)
- She smiled widely when she saw her puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x9)
- The trees are widely spaced so they get enough light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x10)
- He is a widely read boy who loves books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x11)
- Their views with regard to its origin may differ widely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/#x12)

### 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 the corpora

- [Three blasts on a whistle is a widely known signal for help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/17-if-you-are-lost/16/)
- [South Sudan, with its capital Juba, became the world's newest widely recognised country in 2011.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/13-africa-countries-and-capitals/9/)
- [Coffee came originally from Ethiopia and was first drunk widely in Yemen, while tea came from China.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/26-food-and-farming-around-the-world/21/)
- [Some fossils are used to date rocks, because the species lived only for a short time but spread widely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/57-fossils/14/)
- [The Nanjing massacre of 1937–1938 is widely documented, and China and Japan still disagree about how to remember the war.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/58-china-1911-1949-and-mao/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «widely» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widely/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.