wenden

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛndə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndən

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

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!

• aanwenden
• afwenden

See the etymology of the main entry.

wenden

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of wennen

• wenend

From Middle High German wenden, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną. Cognate with to Dutch wenden, English wend, Danish vende, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛndən/, [ˈvɛndən], [ˈvɛndn̩]

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• Homophone: Wänden

wenden (irregular, third-person singular simple present wendet, past tense wandte or wendete, past participle gewandt or gewendet, 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, with an + accusative) to turn to; to consult

• 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”.

Regular conjugation

Conjugation with Rückumlaut

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

• wenden in Duden online

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

wenden

1. to travel; to go

• English: wend (went)

From Proto-Germanic *wandijaną.

wenden

1. to wend, to turn

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Middle Dutch: wenden
  • Dutch: wenden

• “wenden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

• ƿenden

• IPA^(key): /ˈwenden/

wenden

1. Present subjunctive plural form of wendan