Wid

preposition WID wɪd

Also spelled wit, with

With — the Patois pronunciation of 'with', where the 'th' becomes a hard 'd'. 'Come wid mi' means 'come with me'. The 'th → d' shift is one of the most consistent features of Patois pronunciation (also 'dis' for this, 'dat' for that, 'brudda' for brother).

  • Come wid mi go a shop.

    Come with me to the shop.

  • Eat di rice wid some stew peas.

    Eat the rice with some stew peas.

  • Mi deh yah wid mi family.

    I'm here with my family.

The Patois pronunciation of 'with', with the voiced 'th' hardened to 'd' — a systematic Patois sound shift.

Means 'with'; the 'th→d' shift also gives 'dis', 'dat', 'brudda', 'madda'. See [[dis]], [[dat]].