ween

American  

[ween] / win /

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic.

1. to think; suppose.

2. to expect, hope, or intend.

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ween British  

/ wiːn /

verb

1. archaic to think or imagine (something)

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Other Word Forms

• unweened adjective

Etymology

Origin of ween

before 900; Middle English wenen, Old English wēnan to expect; cognate with German wähnen to imagine, Old Norse væna, Gothic wēnjan to hope, expect

Example Sentences

In interviews, Mr. Amos has described This Is Lorelei as a project for exploring songwriting form, and has expressed his admiration for the cult band Ween, whose deconstructions of genres from Philadelphia soul to Nashville country are driven by both affection and curiosity about the deeper structure behind a hit song.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea to fuse improv with puppeteering originated from a training exercise meant to ween puppeteers from their dependence on scripts.

From Los Angeles Times

Trimble and Cunniff formed an acoustic-based side project, Kostars, which released an album in 1996 with guest spots from Dean and Gene Ween of the comic rock act Ween.

From Los Angeles Times

“We will allow ourselves to be open, curious and learning from nature ween though the sadness in our hearts.”

From Los Angeles Times

And as it is trying to ween itself of an overdependence on Russia energy since the war in Ukraine started almost a year ago, the EU does not want to become as dependent on China for rare earth materia ls which are critical to the development of battery storage, hydrogen and wind energy.

From Seattle Times