Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go wide

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: go wide
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use a wide-angle lens to take one or more photographs.

verb

To change frequently.

verb

To spread one's attention from a narrow focus to a more diverse one.

Example Sentences

"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."
"2004. Digital Photography Bible. Dan Simon. Pg. 48. You need to go wide just to fit things in."
"The change between futures and spot prices will either go wide -- expand or diminish -- go narrow"
"Then I saw we were not growing deep because we were not going wide."
"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."
"One way to increase your chances of getting clicks, without bidding over your budget, is to go wide in your keyword niche."

Inflected Forms

goes wide (present, singular) going wide (participle, present) went wide (past) gone wide (participle, past)

Questions

What does go wide mean?: To use a wide-angle lens to take one or more photographs.

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