Definitions for wend
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wendverb

   direct one's course or way

   "wend your way through the crowds"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wendverb

   To turn; change.

2. wendverb

   To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.

   We wended our weary way westward.

3. wendverb

   To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.

4. wendverb

   To pass away; disappear; depart; vanish.

5. Wendnoun

   a member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.

6. Etymology: From wenden, from wendan, from wandijanan, causative of windanan, from wendʰ-. Cognate with wenden, wenden, vende, vända, venda, Gothic
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   033D. Related to wind.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Wendverb

   Etymology: wendan , Saxon.

   1. To go; to pass to or from. This word is now obsolete, but its preterite went, is still in use.

   Back to Athens shall the lovers wend
   With league, whose date till death shall never end. William Shakespeare.

   They went on, and inferred, that if the world were a living creature, it had a soul. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   Then Rome shall wend to Benevento;
   Great feats shall he atchieve! Arbuthnot.

   2. To turn round. It seems to be an old sea term.

   A ship of 600 tons will carry as good ordnance as a ship of 1200 tons; and though the greater have double the number, the lesser will turn her broadsides twice, before the greater can wend once. Walter Raleigh.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WEND

   WEND (106.5 FM) – branded 106.5 The End – is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to Salisbury, North Carolina, serving primarily the Charlotte metropolitan area, as well as parts of the Piedmont Triad. Owned by iHeartMedia, WEND is the local affiliate for Skratch 'N Sniff and the home of radio personalities, the Woody & Wilcox Show, Chris Rozak, and Divakar. The WEND studios are located in Charlotte, while the station transmitter resides in China Grove. Besides a standard analog transmission, WEND broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wend

   p. p. of Wene

2. Wendverb

   to go; to pass; to betake one's self

3. Wendverb

   to turn round

4. Wendverb

   to direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way. Also used reflexively

5. Wendnoun

   a large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit

6. Etymology: [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. vnda, Dan. vende, Goth. wandjan. See Wind to turn, and cf. Went.]

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1. WEND

   WEND, known as "106.5 The End", is an Alternative radio station based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 106.5 MHz with an ERP of 84 kW. The station is licensed to Salisbury and its transmitter is located just west of China Grove, NC. WEND's signal makes it into most of the Piedmont Triad region as well, providing city-grade coverage of Winston-Salem and a grade B signal to Greensboro. 106.5 The End generally plays New Rock And Alternative music throughout the day with local DJs in the afternoon and evening hours.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wend

   wend, v.i. to go: to wind or turn. [A.S. wendan, the causative of windan, to turn round.]

2. Wend

   wend, n. the name given by the Germans to a branch of the Slavs which, as early as the 6th century, occupied the north and east of Germany from the Elbe along the coast of the Baltic to the Vistula, and as far south as Bohemia: one of the Slavic population of Lusatia who still speak the Wendish tongue.—adjs. Wen′dic, Wen′dish. [Prob. ultimately cog. with wander.]

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1. WEND

   What does WEND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WEND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WEND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wend is ranked #63524 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wend surname appeared 314 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wend.
   
   92% or 289 total occurrences were White.
   4.1% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce wend?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wend in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wend
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wend
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wend
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wend
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wend
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html