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wend

Pronunciation: /wɛnd/
Definition of wend

verb

[no object, with adverbial] (wend one's way)
  • go in a specified direction, typically slowly or by an indirect route:they wended their way across the city

Origin:

Old English wendan 'to turn, depart', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wenden, also to wind2

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