wider
See also: wider-
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English widder, widdur, widere, from Old English widdra; equivalent to wide + -er.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwaɪdɚ/
Audio (US): (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwaɪdə/
- Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)
Adjective
editwider
- comparative form of wide: more wide
Adverb
editwider
- comparative form of wide: more wide
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against, toward”). The same word as wieder (“again”) with artificial orthographic distinction. Hence cognate with Dutch weer, English wither.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editwider [with accusative]
Usage notes
edit- In contemporary German, wider is found in compounds (see wider-) and otherwise mainly in a few set phrases. Due to its rarity it is sometimes hypercorrectly construed with the genitive case; thus instead of wider besseres Wissen (“against one's better knowledge”) one will sometimes read or hear wider besseren Wissens.
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