wider

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English widder, widdur, widere, from Old English widdra; equivalent to wide +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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wider

  1. comparative form of wide: more wide

Adverb

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wider

  1. comparative form of wide: more wide

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From 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

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Preposition

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wider [with accusative]

  1. (formal, literary) against
    Synonym: gegen

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wider” in Duden online
  • wider” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache