wandte

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite of wenden

wenden

1. (irregular, transitive, weak) to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides
2. (irregular, literary, transitive, weak) to turn something (in general)
3. (dated, irregular, literary, transitive, weak) to avert; to curb
4. (intransitive, irregular, weak) to make a u-turn; to turn around one’s car or vehicle
5. (irregular, literary, reflexive, weak) to turn around
6. (irregular, reflexive, weak) to turn to; to consult

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Sentences

Das Konzept wandte er später auf den Acetylcholin-Rezeptor im Nervensystem an .

He later applied the concept to the acetylcholine receptor in the nervous system.

Dennoch wandte sich Karpeles schon früh der Sozialdemokratie und der Arbeiterbewegung zu .

Nevertheless, Karpeles turned to social democracy and the labour movement early on.