widely

widely
adverb
1) (over a wide area) weit [verbreitet, gestreut]; locker, in großen Abständen [verteilt]

he has travelled widely in Europe — er ist in Europa viel gereist

a widely read man — ein [sehr] belesener Mann

2) (by many people) weithin [bekannt, akzeptiert]

a widely held view — eine weitverbreitete Ansicht

it is widely rumoured that ... — allgemein wird gemunkelt (ugs.), dass ...

3) (in a wide sense) im weiten Sinne [gebraucht]; weit [interpretiert]
4) (greatly) stark, erheblich [sich unterscheiden]; sehr [verschieden, unterschiedlich]
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adverb weit
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wide·ly
[ˈwaɪdli]
adv
1. (broadly) breit
to smile \widely at sb jdn breit anlächeln
2. (extensively) weit
they travelled \widely in Asia sie sind kreuz und quer durch Asien gereist
French used to be \widely spoken in Cambodia in Kambodscha war Französisch früher weit verbreitet
his plays are still \widely performed in the USA seine Stücke werden in den USA immer noch oft aufgeführt
\widely accepted/admired/believed weithin akzeptiert/bewundert/geglaubt
to be \widely read (of person) [sehr] belesen sein; (of literature) viel gelesen werden
3. (considerably) beträchtlich
\widely differing aims völlig verschiedene Ziele
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['waIdlɪ]
adv
weit; (= by or to many people) weit und breit, überall, allgemein; (= greatly) vary stark; differing völlig; (= extensively) available fast überall

his remarks were widely publicized — seine Bemerkungen fanden weite Verbreitung

the opinion is widely held ... — es herrscht in weiten Kreisen die Ansicht ...

it is not widely understood why ... —

he became widely known as ... — er wurde überall or in weiten Kreisen bekannt als ...

a widely read student — ein sehr belesener Student

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widely adv
1. weit (auch fig):
it is widely believed that … man glaubt in weiten Kreisen, dass …;
widely discussed viel diskutiert;
it is widely known that … es ist weit und breit bekannt, dass …;
a man who is widely known ein in weiten Kreisen bekannter Mann;
widely scattered weit verstreut;
widely travel(l)ed weit gereist, viel gereist, weit herumgekommen;
differ widely
a) sehr verschieden sein,
b) ganz unterschiedlicher Meinung sein
2. umfassend, ausgedehnt:
be widely read sehr belesen sein
* * *
adverb
1) (over a wide area) weit [verbreitet, gestreut]; locker, in großen Abständen [verteilt]

he has travelled widely in Europe — er ist in Europa viel gereist

a widely read man — ein [sehr] belesener Mann

2) (by many people) weithin [bekannt, akzeptiert]

a widely held view — eine weitverbreitete Ansicht

it is widely rumoured that ... — allgemein wird gemunkelt (ugs.), dass ...

3) (in a wide sense) im weiten Sinne [gebraucht]; weit [interpretiert]
4) (greatly) stark, erheblich [sich unterscheiden]; sehr [verschieden, unterschiedlich]
* * *
adv.
weit adv.
weitgehend adv.

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