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go wide en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To use a wide-angle lens to take one or more photographs.
    • 2004. Digital Photography Bible. Dan Simon. Pg. 48. You need to go wide just to fit things in.
    • 1998, Sport Diver. Vol. 6, No. 6. Pg. 36. First and foremost, you'll need a wide-angle lens for going wide on your dive.
  2. (of a price) To change frequently.
    • The change between futures and spot prices will either go wide -- expand or diminish -- go narrow Hedging Commodities: A practical guide to hedging strategies with futures ... Slobodan Jovanovic. Pg. 92
  3. To spread one's attention from a narrow focus to a more diverse one.
    • I used to be impressed by a drummer liking what I did, so I pretty much only got a drum perspective, but I've gone wide and I've gone narrow. 2013, Bobby Owsinsky, The Mixing Engineer's Handbook:
    • One way to increase your chances of getting clicks, without bidding over your budget, is to go wide in your keyword niche. 2005, Boris Mordkovich, Eugene Mordkovich., Pay-per-click Search Engine Marketing Handbook:
    • Then I saw we were not growing deep because we were not going wide. 2003, Paul Wilkes, Marty Minchin., Best Practices From America's Best Churches:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
going wide Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
goes wide Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
went wide Tense=Past lexicographic
gone wide Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic