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wend

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. wend (verb)
  2. Wend (noun)

wend

verb \ˈwend\

Definition of WEND

intransitive verb
: to direct one's course : travel
transitive verb
: to proceed on (one's way) : direct
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Examples of WEND

  1. We wended through the narrow streets.
  2. We wended our way through the narrow streets.

Origin of WEND

Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist — more at wind
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WEND

bend, blend, blende, end, fend, friend, lend, mend, rend, scend, send, shend, spend, tend, trend, vend, Wend

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