zuwenden

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German

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Etymology

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zu- +‎ wenden

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuː.vɛn.dən/
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Verb

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zuwenden (irregular weak or weak, third-person singular present wendet zu, past tense wandte zu or wendete zu, past participle zugewandt or zugewendet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, also figurative) to turn [with accusative ‘something/someone’ and dative ‘to/towards something/someone’]
  2. (transitive) to devote [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone/something’]
  3. (reflexive) to turn to; to devote oneself to [with dative ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • zuwenden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zuwenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zuwenden” in Duden online