go wide

verb

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

Meanings

verbgo wide (third-person singular simple present goes wide, present participle going wide, simple past went wide, past participle gone wide)

present singular third person goes wide · participle present going wide · past went wide · participle past gone wide

  1. artsTo 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.

    1 more example

    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. 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.

    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
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    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
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