Word of the Day

: March 19, 2022

wend

verb WEND

What It Means

Wend means "to direct one's course" or "to proceed on." Synonyms of the word are travel and direct.

// Hikers wend along the marked trails to the top of the mountain, which provides a panoramic view of the area towns.

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wend in Context

"While returning to the airport in Amman, wending our way north on Highway 35, we had a chance to reflect on our trip." — Daniel Rodrigues, The New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022

Did You Know?

Wend is related to the verb wind, which means, among other things, "to follow a series of curves and turns." Wend itself comes from Old English wendan, referring to turning or changing direction or position. Its use in senses related to going or moving along a course has lent the English verb go its past tense form went (as a past tense form of wend, went has long since been superseded by wended).