English
wend
see also: Wend
Pronunciation
  • (British, GA) IPA: /wɛnd/
Verb

wend (wends, present participle wending; past and past participle wended)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To turn; change.
  2. (transitive) To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
    We wended our weary way westward.
    • Great voyages to wend.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To pass away; disappear; depart; vanish.
Synonyms Related terms Translations Noun

wend (plural wends)

  1. (obsolete, UK, legal) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.
Wend
Noun

wend (plural wends)

  1. A member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.
  2. A term used for Slavic peoples living anywhere in the vicinity of German-speaking areas.
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