wider

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

wider

  1. comparative form of wide: more wide

Adverb

wider

  1. comparative form of wide: more wide

Anagrams

German

Etymology

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

Preposition

wider (+ accusative)

  1. (formal, literary) against
    Synonym: gegen
    Kain, der erste Rebell wider den autoritären Vater-Gott.
    Cain, the first to rebel against the authoritarian father God.

Usage notes

  • 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

Further reading

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