ween
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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to think; suppose.
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to expect, hope, or intend.
verb
Other Word Forms
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
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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 • May 11, 2023
Another defendant was denied graduation and held in a treatment program for an additional two years because she struggled and ultimately could not ween herself off of her medication.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022
I’d begin by trying to ween her into other genres.
From Slate • May 20, 2021
They argue that the state needs to ween itself from fossil fuels and that customers will see more benefits as costs continue coming down.
From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2021
Wondrous, and strange, and fair, I ween, The sounds, the forms, the hues have been Of these delightful groves; And mournful as the melting sky, Or a faint-remember'd melody, The story of their loves.
From The Isle of Palms and Other Poems by Wilson, John Lyde
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