Wenden

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

(feminine) turn (change in temperament or circumstance)
(feminine) turnaround (reversal of policy)
(feminine) tacking
(feminine, historical, with-definite-article) the process that opened the way to the unification of West and East Germany; that period (1989–90) in general