wenden

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *wenden, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną. Compare German wenden, English wend, Danish vende.

Verb[edit]

wenden

  1. (transitive) to direct oneself, turn
    hij wendde zich tot de overheid - he turned to the authorities
  2. (intransitive) (nautical) to come about
    klaar om te wenden? ree! - ready to come about? hard to lee!

Conjugation[edit]

Verb[edit]

wenden

  1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of wennen

Anagrams[edit]


German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German wenten, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną. Akin to Dutch wenden, English wend, Danish vende), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈvɛndn̩/, /ˈvɛndən/
  • Homophone: Wänden

Verb[edit]

wenden (irregular, third-person singular simple present wendet, past tense wandte or wendete, past participle gewandt or gewendet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, only prefixed) to spend (some resource); to devote
  2. (transitive, intransitive or reflexive) to turn
    sich an jemanden wenden — “to turn to someone”, “to consult someone”

Conjugation[edit]

weak conjugation
strong conjugation

Derived terms[edit]


Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English wendan.

Verb[edit]

wenden (third-person singular simple present wendeth, present participle wendinge, simple past and past participle wended)

  1. to travel; to go

Descendants[edit]


Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈwenden/

Verb[edit]

wenden

  1. Present subjunctive plural form of wendan