wenden

See also: Wenden

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛndə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wen‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛndən

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛndən/, [ˈvɛndən], [ˈvɛndn̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • 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 [+ an (accusative)]

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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

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

Etymology

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

Verb

wenden

  1. to travel; to go

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • wenden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwen.den/

Verb

wenden

  1. present subjunctive plural of wendan
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