wähnen

See also: Wahnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wænen, from Old High German wānen, wānnen, from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Cognate with English ween (to imagine; suppose; judge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːnən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wäh‧nen

Verb

wähnen (third-person singular simple present wähnt, past tense wähnte, past participle gewähnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to suppose, expect, believe, imagine, ween

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