wend
verb (used with object)
to pursue or direct (one's way).
has wended
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present perfectof wend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Discovery-WarnerMedia merger was announced in May and, until now, has encountered little turbulence as it has wended its way through the antitrust review process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
His case has wended through the courts since then.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2016
That tone has wended its way through the music of acts as varied as punk bands the Clash, X and Rancid, and is so woven into the DNA of rock as to appear invisible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
The matter has wended its way through the state's court system, twice, with the second round ending when the Court of Special Appeals ruled against him in 2007.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2010
Each man in the land could bear a blade To fight the foe with him has wended; Sir Axel he his captain made, He knew that much on him depended.
From Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg a ballad by George Henry Borrow
