widely

«widely» in Mova's school 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 →

2) Widely means over a large area or distance: «spread widely». tree →

3) Widely means a lot, very much, when things differ: «Prices vary widely». tree →

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

• English is widely spoken around the world. tree →
• Smartphones are widely used by adults. tree →
• This story is widely known in Ireland. tree →
• The seeds were spread widely by the wind. tree →
• Pupils' guesses varied widely, from 10 to 300. tree →
• She smiled widely when she saw her puppy. tree →
• The trees are widely spaced so they get enough light. tree →
• He is a widely read boy who loves books. tree →
• Their views with regard to its origin may differ widely. tree →

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.
• South Sudan, with its capital Juba, became the world's newest widely recognised country in 2011.
• Coffee came originally from Ethiopia and was first drunk widely in Yemen, while tea came from China.
• Some fossils are used to date rocks, because the species lived only for a short time but spread widely.
• The Nanjing massacre of 1937–1938 is widely documented, and China and Japan still disagree about how to remember the war.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «widely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.