different between wider vs widger

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?wa?d?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?wa?d?/
• Rhymes: -a?d?(?)

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

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-Germanic *wiþr? (“against, toward”). The same word as wieder (“again”) with artificial orthographic distinction. Hence cognate with Dutch weer, English wither.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vi?d?r/, [?vi?d?], [??i?d?]
• Homophone: wieder

Preposition

wider (+ accusative)

1. (formal, literary) against

   Synonym: gegen

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.

Further reading

• “wider” in Duden online

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

widger (plural widgers)

1. (horticulture) A small gardening tool used to loosen soil, consisting of a long thin spatula with a handle.

See also

• dibber
• dibble