wend — to go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
Pronunciation (IPA): /wɛnd/
Korean meaning: (천천히 또는 구불구불하게) 가다, 나아가다
Korean pronunciation: **웬**드
Example Sentences
- The drunk student wended his way home after the party, zigzagging between streetlights.
- The hiking trail wends through ancient forests and mountain meadows.
- My cat wends around the furniture when it's trying to avoid taking medicine.
wend
VERB//wɛnd//
to go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route
A hiker wends along the curving mountain trail through the forest
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Wend through every bend to reach the end!
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Origin
From Old English 'wendan' meaning 'to turn' or 'to go', related to German 'wenden' and Dutch 'wenden'. The word is cognate with Germanic languages and shares a root with 'wind' (to turn).
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“The drunk student wended his way home after the party, zigzagging between streetlights.”
“The hiking trail wends through ancient forests and mountain meadows.”
“My cat wends around the furniture when it's trying to avoid taking medicine.”
“The ancient road wends its way up the mountainside to the monastery.”
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