Swedish preposition · adjective· top 500 most common

vid

at, about, to/viːd/

vid as a preposition

Meaning

at; about; to

In Swedish: bredvid, intill; på

vid as an adjective

Meaning

wide

In Swedish: som har stor omkrets el. stor utbredning

Forms

Forms of vid
Basic form	vid	with en-words
Neuter	vitt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	vida	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	vidare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	vidast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does vid mean?

vid in a sentence

anställd vid xxxx
employed at xxxx
bo vid havet
live by the sea
sitta vid ratten
sit at the wheel
läsa vid universitet
study at university
vid sextiden
about six o'clock
vid årsskiftet
at the end of the year
vid sammanträdet
at the meeting
hon fäster stor vikt vid utseendet
she attaches great importance to her appearance
en vid kjol
a wide skirt
i vida kretsar
in wide circles

Expressions

vid sidan av (el. om) (arbetet)
in addition to (work)
vid behov
when needed
inom vida ramar
within broad limits

Questions

What does vid mean in English?

vid means “at, about”.

Similar words

sammanbred

Where the course teaches it

Swedish verbs: ligga, stå, sitta
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Old Swedish viþer, from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz.

Nearby common words

vid is number 148 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

144rätt right
145borde ought to, should
146vän friend
147mena mean, believe
149god good, morally commendable, tasty, good (tasting good)
150hela whole, all (of)
151älska love
152förstå understand

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary