wenden

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛndə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch wenden, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.

Verb

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 leeward!
Inflection
Conjugation of wenden (weak)
infinitive wenden
past singular wendde
past participle gewend
infinitive wenden
gerund wenden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wend wendde
2nd person sing. (jij) wendt wendde
2nd person sing. (u) wendt wendde
2nd person sing. (gij) wendt wendde
3rd person singular wendt wendde
plural wenden wendden
subjunctive sing.1 wende wendde
subjunctive plur.1 wenden wendden
imperative sing. wend
imperative plur.1 wendt
participles wendend gewend
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wenden

  1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of wennen

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wandijaną. Cognate with to Dutch wenden, English wend, Danish vende, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides
  2. (transitive, chiefly literary) to turn something (in general)
  3. (transitive, literary, dated) to avert; to curb
    • 1545, Martin Luther, Biblia, Hans Lufft, Psalm 33:
      Der HERR macht zunicht der Heiden Rat / Vnd wendet die gedancken der Völcker. Aber der Rat des HERRN bleibet ewiglich / Seines hertzen gedancken fur vnd fur.
      The LORD makes to naught the heathens' council; and curbs the cogitations of the peoples. But the council of the LORD abides eternally; his heart's cogitations forever and ever.
  4. (intransitive) to make a u-turn; to turn around one’s car or vehicle
  5. (reflexive, chiefly literary) to turn around
  6. (reflexive, with an + accusative) to turn to; to consult

Usage notes

  • The irregular past forms wandte, gewandt are less common in the simplex wenden, but are equally common or even predominant in some compounds (such as abwenden, anwenden, etc.).
  • Only the weak forms wendete, gewendet can be used in the sense of “to make a u-turn” and, usually, in the sense of “to turn something to be cooked on both sides”.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Derived terms

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Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wendan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną (“to turn”).

Verb

wenden

  1. to travel; to go

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wenden (irregular weak)
infinitive (to) wenden
indicative present past
1st person singular wende wended, went, wend
2nd person singular wendest wentest, wendest
3rd person singular wendeth, wendeþ, went wended, went, wend
plural wenden went(en), wend(en)
subjunctive present past
singular wende *wente
plural wenden went(en), wend(en)
imperative present
singular wende
plural wendeþ, wendeth
participle present past
wendende, wendinge went, wend

Descendants

  • English: wend (went)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.

Verb

wenden

  1. to wend, to turn

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “wenden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿenden

Pronunciation

Verb

wenden

  1. present subjunctive plural of wendan
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