Polyglot Dictionary

breit

/bʁaɪ̯t/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. wide, broad

    • Die Straße war sehr breit.

      The street was very wide.

Similar words

geräumig

Close — spacious and wide overlap in describing ample size.

weitläufig

Close — spacious and wide overlap.

Similar in other languages

English

broad

broad is the English word for the same thing — both mean "wide, broad."

English

big

big in its general size sense overlaps with German breit (wide, broad) for something of large extent.

Practice

1 What does breit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Straße war sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches breit?

Opposites

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