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
I’d begin by trying to ween her into other genres.
From Slate ● May 20, 2021
But as hospital staffers worked to ween her body off seven weeks of sedation, she began to stir.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 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
The folk ween in their folly that out of fear I shrink.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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