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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wend /wɛnd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to travel on or direct (one's way):to wend his way home.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wend (wend),USA pronunciation v., wend•ed or ([Archaic]) went; wend•ing. v.t. - to pursue or direct (one's way).
v.i. - to proceed or go.
- bef. 900; Middle English wenden, Old English wendan; cognate with Dutch, German wenden, Gothic wandjan, causative of -windan to wind2
Wend (wend),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa member of a Slavic people of E Germany;
Sorb.
- German Wende, Old High German Winida; cognate with Old English Winedas (plural)
- 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wend /wɛnd/ vb - to direct (one's course or way); travel: wend one's way home
Etymology: Old English wendan; related to Old High German wenten, Gothic wandjan; see wind² Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wend /wɛnd/ n - (esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th century
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