wide (comparative wider, superlative widest) Having a large physical extent from side to side. Comparison with -er/-est. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); These are often measurements, such as height, weight, etc. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot' }}, - Is the hospital far? * false || false*/ Comparative adverbs, like comparative adjectives, are used to describe differences and similarities between two things. Level: beginner. free: false var mapping_topslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50]]).build(); window.__tcfapi('addEventListener', 2, function(tcData, success) { url : 'schulwoerterbuch_German-English', FAR is mainly used in the interrogative and negative forms. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971147', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }}, B. Lippincott Company, page 75, 3. We need a bigger garden.. We use than when we want to compare one thing with another:. },{ { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_btmslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529668' }}, pbjsCfg.consentManagement = { description : 'Search Oxford Advanced Learner\'s Dictionary', { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [320, 100] }}, I'm feeling happier now. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529667' }}, Comparative: The first house is bigger than the second (comparison of two objects) Superlative: The first house is the biggest among the three (comparison of more than two objects) The tricky part is to learn how to form the comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives. * OALD9,OALD10 description : 'Search Oxford Advanced American Dictionary', name: "unifiedId", These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns: All of us are in broad agreement on this matter. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_mpuslot_flex' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sfr", "old_dict_english"); initAdSlotRefresher(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [300, 50] }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_Billboard' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971147', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Form Rule For example ; Words of one syllable ending in 'e'. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:. free: false { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195396', size: [300, 250] }}, var pbMobileLrSlots = [ { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220624', size: [300, 50] }}, }; }; }, clean → clean er → (the) clean est. dictCodesArr["schulwoerterbuch_German-English"] = { The festival attracts people from a wide area. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529705' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220613', size: [300, 250] }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, btScript.src = '//idmgroup-com.videoplayerhub.com/videoloader.js'; Despite their prevalence … Genome-wide comparative analysis of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis gives insight into opposing genetic mechanisms Am J Hum Genet. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776322', position:'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220624', size: [320, 50] }}, 'min': 8.50, iasLog("criterion : sfr = old_dict_english"); bidders: '*', { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }}, wide: wider: Note that most one-syllable adverbs have the same form as their equivalent adjectives. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776306', position:'btf' }}, dictCodesArr["schulwoerterbuch_English-German"] = { Genus-Wide Comparative Genomics of Malassezia Delineates Its Phylogeny, Physiology, and Niche Adaptation on Human Skin. 'cap': true { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_btmslot' }}, * free (early) 2. iasLog("__tcfapi useractioncomplete or tcloaded ", tcData, success); The way you form the comparative from an adjective depends – on the number of syllables and the spelling of the adjective. }; {code: 'ad_leftslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[160, 600]] } }, Jeff Ross-Ibarra and colleagues report a population genomic analysis of maize evolution. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("old_l", "en"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, We add -est to one-syllable adjectives to make the superlative form . }, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_btmslot' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_Billboard' }}, Comparative and superlative forms with -er/-est and more/most are always used to talk about a quality which is greater in amount relative to others. comparative Adj. type: "html5", Such lenses can take in photons from a, And I trust anon by the help of an infallible guide, to perfect such Prutenic tables, as shall mend the astronomy of our, The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=wide&oldid=61892384, English terms inherited from Middle English, English terms derived from Middle English, English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic, English terms derived from Proto-Germanic, English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European, Terms with manual transliterations different from the automated ones, Terms with manual transliterations different from the automated ones/sa, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 'max': 30, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, var dfpSlots = {}; These are often measurements, such as height, weight, etc. googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion('wprod'); Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of … },{ { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot2' }}, * SWB { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [300, 50] }}, priceGranularity: customGranularity, 'max': 3, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_HDX' }}, }); 'siteSpeedSampleRate': 10 gdpr: { { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}]; bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776312', position:'btf' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_btmslot_300x250' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_SR' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220614', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_mpuslot2_flex' }}, name : 'English-German', bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776310', position:'btf' }}, 'increment': 0.05, Large in scope. } iasLog("criterion : old_l = en"); dictCodesArr["academic"] = { 2. - { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_mpuslot_flex' }}, Comparatives 1. name : 'Practical English Usage', { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529667' }}, var mapping_leftslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); expires: 365 {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, Max is older than John. url : 'english', var pageUrlSetting = location.protocol + '//' + location.host + location.pathname; }; /*academic { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529703' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_leftslot' }}]}, } bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776308', position:'atf' }}, var arrayFn = []; iasLog("criterion : old_pc = dictionary"); If we want to talk about a quality which is smaller in amount relative to others, we use the forms less (the opposite of comparative more ), and the least (the opposite of superlative the most ). Beijing’s wide avenues and boulevards. iasLog("setting page_url: - " + pageUrlSetting); For example:-A motorway is wider than a road. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_mpuslot_mobile_flex' }}, * SWB { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, Several of these lists mention NATO reference codes.These are the NATO rank reference codes, used for easy comparison among NATO countries. url : 'academic', 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist: The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220611', size: [300, 250] }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162064', zoneId: '776450', position:'btf' }}, topic: Comparative adverbs 1 | level: Intermediate Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb (in parentheses): EX: He is singing more loudly than the other singers. the wider aims of the project; We are talking about education in its widest sense. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776322', position:'atf' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, If an adjective ends in -e, we just add -st. eg large ¨larger ¨largest . { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220612', size: [300, 250] }}, dfpSlots['contentslot_2'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_2').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('si', '2').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); iasLog("criterion : old_dc = english"); }; { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971143', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Of the three students, Max is the oldest. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971142', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, description : 'Search Das Oxford Schulw\u00F6rterbuch', { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_btmslot_300x250' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_leftslot' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776308', position:'atf' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_btmslot' }}]}, By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], [1, 1]] } }, 'min': 31, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_mpuslot2_mobile_flex' }}, * false || true*/ var mapping_btmslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([745, 0], [[300, 250], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529666' }}, answer a wide range of questions about the social world. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12526109' }}, url : 'practical-english-usage', }] { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_mpuslot' }}]}]; free: false {code: 'ad_topslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971144', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, filterSettings: { name: "pubCommonId", dictCodesArr["practical-english-usage"] = { { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/old_mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } }, } In the current era of globalization, this discipline is more relevant than ever, both on an academic and practical level. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529666' }}, var dictCodesArr = new Array(); Examples. 1. 'cap': true expires: 60 name: "criteo" { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_HDX' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, 1. pbjs.setConfig(pbjsCfg); Genome-wide studies demonstrate a high degree of genetic overlap, but these diseases have mutually exclusive clinical phenotypes and opposing immune mechanisms. * false || false*/ * free { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529673' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220613', size: [336, 280] }}, * PEU From Middle English wid, wyd, from Old English wīd (“wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far”), from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wī- (“apart, asunder, in two”), from Proto-Indo-European *weye- (“to drive, separate”). },{ * free COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_btmslot' }}]}, * free { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971157', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, if(success && (tcData.eventStatus === 'useractioncomplete' || tcData.eventStatus === 'tcloaded')) { { COMPARATIVES. Early flowering is an important trait influencing grain yield and quality in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in short-season cropping regions. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); description : 'Search Das Oxford Schulw\u00F6rterbuch', { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Oxford_MidArticle' }}, googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion('lcp'); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220442', size: [300, 250] }}, They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern: Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object). }; var pbjs = pbjs || {}; { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_topslot' }}, addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); } Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, 230031 China . { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12526109' }}, In comparisons of superiority, the adjective, the comparative form is is followed by "than". googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }}, Adjectives are describing words that are used to tell the reader more about a noun or pronoun. Forming the comparative . dfpSlots['leftslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/old_leftslot', [[160, 600]], 'ad_leftslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_leftslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'left').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb7e310013', pos: 'old_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, The structure of each of these degrees of comparison is different.