Verb
We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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From the cynicism and compromises of middle age, the show wends its way back to the innocence and idealism of young adulthood.—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 In August 2023, three Marines were killed when their Osprey aircraft wend down during a training exercise off the northern coast of Australia.—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for wend
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist — more at wind entry 3
Noun
German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends
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