wider

See also: wider-

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪdə(r)

Adjective

wider

comparative form of wide: more wide

Anagrams

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

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈviːdɐ/
Audio (file)
Homophone: wieder

Preposition

wider + accusative

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

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