wend

wɛnd

went

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Definition of wend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

turn

Dated

change direction or course

Dated

The river wends through the valley.

meander

turn

wander

travel direction

Dated

go in a specified direction, typically slowly

Dated

They wend their way through the crowded streets..

move

proceed

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wend one's way

move along a path toward a place, often slowly

She wended her way through the crowded market.

Origin of wend

Old English, wendan (to turn)

Examples of wend in a sentence

The path wends through the dense forest.
The hikers wend through the forest trail.
We wend our way up the mountain path.

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French:serpenter, se diriger, ...
German:sich schlängeln, sich bewegen, ...
Italian:serpeggiare, incamminarsi, ...
Spanish:serpentear, dirigirse, ...
Portuguese:serpentear, vagar, ...
Chinese:迂回, 缓慢前行, ...
Japanese:曲がる, 向かう, ...
Arabic:تعرَّجَ, سَارَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּתֵּל, לְהִתְקַדֵּם בְּאִטִּיּוּת, ...
Russian:извиваться, идти, ...
Ukrainian:звиватися, прямувати, ...
Hindi:मुड़ना, जाना, ...
Bengali:ঘোরা, যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:serpentejar, anar, ...
Czech:vinout se, ubírat se, ...
Danish:bugte sig, bevæge sig, ...
Dutch:meanderen, zich begeven, ...
Greek:αλλάζω κατεύθυνση, κατευθύνομαι, ...
Hungarian:kanyarogni, haladni, ...
Khmer:បត់បែន, ធ្វើដំណើរទៅតាម, ...
Korean:굽이치다, 천천히 가다, ...
Persian:تغییر مسیر داد, رهسپار شدن, ...
Polish:powić się, zmierzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):serpentear, vagar, ...
Romanian:a șerpui, a se îndreaptă, ...
Swedish:slingra sig, vandra, ...
Thai:คดเคี้ยว, เดินทาง, ...
Turkish:geçmek, yavaş yavaş ilerlemek, ...
Vietnamese:uốn lượn, đi, ...

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