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to wend

to wend

5 8.8
To move slowly in a certain direction
  • verb
  • /wɛnd/
translation icon : dirigirse
  • As the sun began to set, we wended our way slowly down the narrow path through the forest.
  • wends his way

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Examples

  • Meanwhile, the husband, bound for home, wends his way on land toward the same destination.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Paula was wending her way through the dancers, heading straight for me.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Spending each day wending our way along.

    The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)

  • Today she was just a woman wending toward the time of her life.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Or should we leave you here to wend your simple, glass-grinding way?

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We travel globally to provide you with information to use as you wend your way toward a more relevant, inclusive, dynamic school library facility.

    Academic text (2015)

  • No, I must wend my way downriver on the Lord's business.

    The Night of the Hunter (1955)

  • Reluctant to overstay my welcome, I thank him for the visit and wend my way home.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The men were silent as we wended our way among the fires, but I felt their eyes upon me.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Good news for all you happy commuters wending your way home.

    Consenting Adults (1992)

Synonyms

to edge
vsto wend
10 3.9

To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction

move with clear purpose rather than in tiny careful increments

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

How Fast

to run
∞ 1.0
to hurry
∞ 1.0
to walk
∞ 1.0
to wend
5 8.8
to amble
15 4.8

Surface Forms

wend infinitive
wending present participle
wends third person singular
went past
went past participle

Etymology

Wend comes from an old English word wendan, which meant 'to turn' or 'to go along'. So, to wend your way is to move slowly or on purpose in a particular direction.