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# widespread

«widespread» in Mova's school dictionary: **found in many places or among many people: «widespread…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (widespread)

### meaning for a pupil

Widespread means found in many places or among many people: «widespread flooding», «a widespread belief». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and science, widespread species live in many countries; widespread rain or snow covers a big area on the weather map. In news and history, widespread illness, damage or protest affects many people. In lessons on myths, «a widespread myth» is something many people wrongly believe. Phrases: «widespread damage», «widespread support», «a widespread myth».

### examples

- The storm caused widespread damage across the country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x1)
- Robins are widespread in Britain and Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x2)
- There was widespread excitement about the new playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x3)
- It is a widespread myth that goldfish only remember things for three seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x4)
- Widespread snow closed many schools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x5)
- The idea has widespread support among parents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x6)
- On the other hand, the Swan-Maiden type of story is widespread through the Old World. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/widespread/#x7)

### note

One word: widespread. Adjective, usually before a noun or after «is». Similar: common, extensive. In surveys, «widespread» suggests a large part of the group, but not everyone.

### Trees and pragmatics

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