wider
See also: wider-
English edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
wider
- comparative form of wide: more wide
Adverb edit
wider
- comparative form of wide: more wide
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against, toward”). The same word as wieder (“again”) with artificial orthographic distinction. Hence cognate with Dutch weer, English wither.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
wider (+ 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.