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1 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) larg2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) larg3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) considerabil4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) mare2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) mare; larg- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
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2 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) lângă, alături de2) (past: going by the house.) pe lângă, prin faţa3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pe4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) de (către)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) prin, cu6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) din, prin7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) până la8) (during the time of.) în timpul9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) cu10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) pe, cu11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) la, cu12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) în apropiere2) (past: A dog ran by.) prin apropiere3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de o parte•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) a ocoli- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
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to a large extent — to a large/great/extent phrase mainly The complaints were to a large extent valid. Thesaurus: mainlysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Extent — Ex*tent , n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See {Extend}.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
large — large, largely Large is used as an adverb with the verbs bulk and loom and in the phrase by and large. Otherwise largely is the normal adverb and means ‘to a large extent’ (His failure was largely due to laziness) … Modern English usage
to a large extent — See: IN GREAT MEASURE … Dictionary of American idioms
to a large extent — See: IN GREAT MEASURE … Dictionary of American idioms
to\ a\ large\ extent — See: in great measure … Словарь американских идиом
to a large extent — largely, very much so … English contemporary dictionary
extent — ex|tent W1S2 [ıkˈstent] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Anglo French; Origin: extente, from Latin extendere; EXTEND] 1.) to ... extent used to say how true something is or how great an effect or change is to a certain extent/to some extent/to an extent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
extent — /Ik stent/ noun 1 (singular) the limit or degree of something s influence etc: The success of a marriage depends on the extent to which you are prepared to work at it. | to a certain extent/to some extent (=used to say that something is partly,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
extent — [[t]ɪkste̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N SING: with supp, usu the N of n If you are talking about how great, important, or serious a difficulty or situation is, you can refer to the extent of it. The government itself has little information on the extent of… … English dictionary
extent — ex|tent [ ık stent ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the importance of a problem or situation: extent of: We were shocked by the extent of the damage. The government underestimated the extent of the contamination. the full/true extent: Doctors still do not … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
