English Explanatory Dictionary

far and wide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Over a great distance or large area; nearly everywhere.

Word forms

far and wide

Etymology

From Middle English fer and wide (“far and wide”). Compare Middle English wide and side, widen and siden (“far and wide”), from Old English wīde and sīde (“far and wide”).

Related words

high and low far and away
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