English

Proper noun

Wenden

1. A census-designated place in Arizona.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛndn̩/, /ˈvɛndən/
• Homophone: Wänden

Proper noun

Wenden n ‎(genitive Wendens)

1. a town in the Sauerland of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Noun

Wenden

1. plural of Wende

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛndə(n)/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch *wenden, 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 to lee!

Inflection

Derived terms

• aanwenden
• afwenden

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

wenden

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of wennen

Anagrams

• wenend

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

Regular conjugation

Conjugation with Rückumlaut

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Middle English

Verb

wenden (third-person singular simple present wendeth, present participle wendende, simple past and past participle wended)

1. to travel; to go

Descendants

• English: to wend

Old English

Verb

wenden

1. Present subjunctive plural form of wendan

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wen‧den

wen +‎ -den.

Verb

wenden (third-person singular simple present wen)

1. to read
2. to study