wend

[ wend ]

/ wɛnd /

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verb (used with object), wend·ed or (Archaic) went; wend·ing.

to pursue or direct (one's way).

verb (used without object), wend·ed or (Archaic) went; wend·ing.

to proceed or go.

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Origin of wend

before 900; Middle English wenden,Old English wendan; cognate with Dutch, German wenden,Gothic wandjan, causative of -windan to wind²

Other definitions for wend (2 of 2)

Wend

[ wend ]

/ wɛnd /

noun

a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.

Origin of Wend

1780–90; <German Wende,Old High German Winida; cognate with Old English Winedas (plural)

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How to use wend in a sentence

The Seversky Donets River wends through the town of 5,000, and its banks are a popular camping destination.
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The Kidron Valley wends its way from the eastern side of the Old City, through the Judean Desert, to the Dead Sea.
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Then in through the door little Kirsten she wends, And his white hand to her the bold monarch tends.
The Tale of Brynild, and King Valdemar and his Sister|Anonymous
As the song wends toward its end, Golden-Jacket looks behind her more than once, and at last stops and says something out loud.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton

"Dirty Wendish pigs," they said (which was their favourite malediction, though they themselves were Wend of the Wends).
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
Conall Cernach arises, and takes his weapons, and wends over the door of the Hostel, and goes round the house.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various
He rolls up his line, fastens five or six Perches on each side of his saddle, mounts his horse, and merrily wends his way.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon

British Dictionary definitions for wend (1 of 2)

wend

/ (wɛnd) /

verb

to direct (one's course or way); travelwend one's way home

Word Origin for wend

Old English wendan; related to Old High German wenten, Gothic wandjan; see wind ²

British Dictionary definitions for wend (2 of 2)

Wend

/ (wɛnd) /

noun

(esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th centurySee also Lusatia

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