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wend

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[wend]

verb (used with object)

wended , went, wending .
  1. to pursue or direct (one's way).



verb (used without object)

wended , went, wending .
  1. to proceed or go.

Wend

2

[wend]

noun

  1. a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.

Wend

1

/ ɛԻ /

noun

  1. (esp in medieval European history) a Sorb; a member of the Slavonic people who inhabited the area between the Rivers Saale and Oder in the early Middle Ages and were conquered by Germanic invaders by the 12th century See also Lusatia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wend

2

/ ɛԻ /

verb

  1. to direct (one's course or way); travel

    wend one's way home

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wend1

before 900; Middle English wenden, Old English wendan; cognate with Dutch, German wenden, Gothic wandjan, causative of -windan to wind 2

Origin of wend2

1780–90; < German Wende, Old High German Winida; cognate with Old English Winedas (plural)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wend1

Old English wendan; related to Old High German wenten, Gothic wandjan; see wind ²
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Others say he may be content with the havoc wrought while doomed cases wend their way through the justice system.

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If the musicians’ visibility and viability has shifted, Sparks’ music remains inventive, brainy and flamboyant pop, often born of sunshiny moments and wistful memories that wend their way into lyrics.

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About 30,000 people each year visit anyway, according to a city study, most of them trespassing for more than a mile along oily train tracks that wend along the Sacramento River.

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The fear is that Mr. Trump, on the advice of Mr. Ramaswamy, will simply carry out sweeping layoffs and wholesale agency closures, sending workers home while their cases wend their way through the courts.

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Another, brought by eight deputies who alleged they were routinely harassed by the Banditos is wending its way toward trial after a judge decided last year the case could move forward.

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