<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>to a wide extent.</li><li>over a wide space or area: a widely distributed plant.</li><li>by or among a large number of persons: a widely known artist.</li><li>in many or various subjects, cases, etc.: to be widely read.</li><li>greatly, very much, or very: widely differing accounts of an event.</li></ul>