widely used — used by many people
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
Describes something that a lot of people use or do in many places.
Say it like a native
Textbook The application enjoys extensive adoption across the globe.
Native The app's widely used around the world.
Natural; 'enjoys extensive adoption' is press-release language.
Pattern: widely used + noun
In use
- Smartphones are widely used around the world.daily life
- In my opinion, online banking is widely used because it saves people a lot of time.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ English is wide used in business.
✓ English is widely used in business.
The adverb 'widely', not 'wide'.
Common collocations
widely used— in, still, most, widely available
Don't confuse it
'Widely used' is about how many people use something, not how often one person uses it.