wider

See also: wider-

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪdɚ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪdə/
• Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)

Adjective

wider

1. comparative form of wide: more wide

Adverb

wider

1. comparative form of wide: more wide

Anagrams

• Dwire, WEIRD, weird, weïrd, wierd, wired, wride, wried

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against, toward”). Cognate with English wither.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːdɐ/

• Audio

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• Homophone: wieder

Preposition

wider + accusative

1. against

   Kain, der erste Rebell wider den autoritären Vater-Gott.

   Cain, the first to rebel against the authoritarian father God.

Usage notes

wider is old-fashioned and is commonly found in set legacy phrases and old texts. Modern German is more partial to the use of gegen.

Synonyms

• gegen

Further reading

• “wider” in Duden online