wenden

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to direct oneself, turn
  2. (intransitive) to come about

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
wen‧den
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋɛndə(n)/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch wenden, from Old Dutch wenden, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną. Historically a causative verb to winden (“to wind”).

New
wennen

  1. (intransitive) to get used (to), to become accustomed
  2. (intransitive) to become familiar

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