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单词 ween
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Definition of ween in English:

ween

verb wiːnwin
[no object]archaic
  • Be of the opinion; think or suppose.

    he, I ween, is no sacred personage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You call that thing, I ween, a picture of Jesus Christ.
    • So, whether or not he wanted or needed the money is not actually the complete answer to the question, I ween.
    Synonyms
    suggest, submit, advance, propose, venture, volunteer, put forward, moot, propound, posit, air, hazard, say, declare, observe, comment, remark

Origin

Old English wēnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wanen 'imagine', German wähnen 'suppose wrongly', also to wish.

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, Wheen, yean
 
 

Definition of ween in US English:

ween

verbwinwēn
[no object]archaic
  • Be of the opinion; think or suppose.

    he, I ween, is no sacred personage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So, whether or not he wanted or needed the money is not actually the complete answer to the question, I ween.
    • You call that thing, I ween, a picture of Jesus Christ.
    Synonyms
    suggest, submit, advance, propose, venture, volunteer, put forward, moot, propound, posit, air, hazard, say, declare, observe, comment, remark

Origin

Old English wēnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wanen ‘imagine’, German wähnen ‘suppose wrongly’, also to wish.

 
 
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