wenden

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛndə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wen‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛndən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch wenden, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.

Verb

wenden

1. (transitive) to direct oneself, turn

   Hij wendde zich tot de overheid.

   He turned to the authorities.

2. (intransitive, nautical) to come about

   Klaar om te wenden? Ree!

   Ready to come about? Hard leeward!

Inflection

Derived terms

• aanwenden
• afwenden

Related terms

• bewind, ingewanden, wand, wandelen, want, winden
• wentelen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wenden

1. inflection of wennen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• wenend

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛndən/, ,

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• Homophone: Wänden

Verb

wenden (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present wendet, past tense wendete or wandte, past participle gewendet or gewandt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides
2. (transitive, chiefly literary) to turn something (in general)
3. (transitive, literary, dated) to avert; to curb
   • 1545, Martin Luther, Biblia, Hans Lufft, Psalm 33:

     Der HERR macht zunicht der Heiden Rat / Vnd wendet die gedancken der Völcker. Aber der Rat des HERRN bleibet ewiglich / Seines hertzen gedancken fur vnd fur.

     The LORD makes to naught the heathens' council; and curbs the cogitations of the peoples. But the council of the LORD abides eternally; his heart's cogitations forever and ever.

4. (intransitive) to make a u-turn; to turn around one’s car or vehicle
5. (reflexive, chiefly literary) to turn around
6. (reflexive) to turn to; to consult

Usage notes

• The irregular past forms wandte, gewandt are less common in the simplex wenden, but are equally common or even predominant in some compounds (such as abwenden, anwenden, etc.).
• Only the weak forms wendete, gewendet can be used in the sense of “to make a u-turn” and, usually, in the sense of “to turn something to be cooked on both sides”.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (turn something in general): drehen; umdrehen
• (avert, curb): abwenden; hemmen
• (turn around): sich drehen; sich umdrehen

Derived terms

Further reading

• “wenden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “wenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “wenden” in Duden online
• “wenden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wende

Etymology

From Old English wendan, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan (“to turn”).

Verb

wenden

1. to travel; to go

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: wend (went)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wandijan.

Verb

wenden

1. to wend, to turn

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wenden
  • Dutch: wenden

Further reading

• “wenden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwen.den/

Verb

wenden

1. present subjunctive plural of wendan