widespread (ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd
)
Definitions
adjective
- extending over a wide area
- accepted by or occurring among many people
Translations
- British English:
widespread
Something that is widespread exists or happens over a large area or to a very great extent.Food shortages are widespread.ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd ADJECTIVE Food shortages are widespread.
- Spanish:
generalizado
adj generalizada
- French:
répandu
adj
- German:
weitverbreitet
adj
- Chinese: 普遍的 adj
- Arabic: مُنْتَشِر adj
- Portuguese: difundido adj difundida
- Russian: широко распространенный adj широко распространенная
- Croatian: rasprostranjen adj rasprostranjena
- Czech: rozsáhlý adj
- Danish: udbredt adj
- Dutch: wijdverspreid adj
- Finnish: laajalle levinnyt adj
- Greek: διαδεδομένος adj διαδεδομένη
- Italian: diffuso adj diffusa
- Japanese: 広まった no_posp
- Korean: 넓게 퍼진 adj
- Norwegian: utbredt adj
- Polish: rozprzestrzeniony adj rozprzestrzeniona
- Brazilian Portuguese: difundido adj difundida
- European Spanish:
generalizado
adj generalizada
- Swedish: vidsträckt adj
- Thai: แพร่ไปทั่ว adj
- Turkish: yaygın adj
- Vietnamese: lan rộng adj
Usage examples
Of the 350 or so species of parrot known today, some are widespread , others confined to tiny areas.
, SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)However, falls in the north are becoming more widespread , with prices dropping notably in Tyne and Wear, Lancashire and Northumberland.
Country Life (2004)There is a widespread acceptance that the executive's Plan B in the aftermath of Cregan's resignation has no chance of working.
Irish Times (2002)The main issue is a widespread failure to understand the purpose of a house survey.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They came up with an aromatherapy report based on the benefits of the new fragrances on people's moods, which gained widespread coverage.
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