adjective
far, wide
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weit: adjective meaning 'far' (distance) and 'wide' (extent). It’s gradable: comparative weiter, superlative am weitesten. Used attributively and predicatively; no special preposition. Antonyms: nah, eng. No irregular forms, but follows regular adjective declension and can be used adverbially (Er ist weit weg.).
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Die Straße ist sehr weit.
The road is very wide.
Das Haus ist weit entfernt.
The house is far away.
Obwohl das Ziel weit entfernt gewesen war, fuhr die Delegation weiter, weil die Konferenz wichtig gewesen war.
Although the destination had been far away, the delegation continued because the conference had been important.
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Imagine a long road stretching far into the distance to recall 'weit'
weit — sounds like English 'wait' but think of 'wide/far'
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Gradable adjective. Comparative is 'weiter'.