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transitive verb

to proceed or go on (one's way)

Origin: ME wenden < OE wendan, to turn, akin to Du & Ger wenden, caus. formation < base of wind

intransitive verb

Archaic to go; journey; travel

noun

Lusatian ()

Origin: Ger wende, akin to OE Winedas, the Wends: see Venetic

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verb wend·ed, wend·ing, wends

verb, transitive

To proceed on or along; go: wend one's way home.

verb, intransitive

To go one's way; proceed.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English wenden

Origin: , from Old English wendan

noun

See Sorb.

Origin:

Origin: German Wende

Origin: , from Middle High German Winde, Wende

Origin: , from Old High German Winid; see wen-¹ in Indo-European roots

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Wend adjective

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