what it means
Wend means to make your way somewhere, and it brings a route that turns. You almost never meet it alone: the phrase is wend your way, and it needs those words to work. What it adds over go is unhurriedness and a little wandering — you are heading home, but not in a straight line and not in a rush. The word is old, and it left something behind. Its own past tense was went, which English quietly took away and handed to go. So the past of wend is a word you have used a thousand times without knowing where it came from.
Wend es ir hacia un sitio por un camino que da vueltas. Casi nunca aparece solo: la frase es wend your way. Frente a go añade calma y algo de rodeo: vas a casa, pero ni en línea recta ni con prisa. Es palabra vieja y dejó algo atrás: su pasado era went, y el inglés se lo quitó para dárselo a go.
Wend é seguir para algum lugar por um caminho que faz curvas. Quase nunca aparece sozinho: a frase é wend your way. Diante de go, acrescenta calma e um pouco de rodeio: você vai para casa, mas nem em linha reta nem com pressa. É palavra velha e deixou algo para trás: seu passado era went, que o inglês tirou dela e deu a go.
Wend, c'est aller quelque part par un chemin qui tourne. On ne le rencontre presque jamais seul : l'expression est wend your way. Face à go, il ajoute la lenteur et un peu de flânerie : vous rentrez, mais pas en ligne droite et sans vous presser. Mot ancien, il a laissé une trace : son passé était went, que l'anglais lui a pris pour le donner à go.
Wend berarti menuju suatu tempat lewat jalan yang berkelok. Hampir tak pernah muncul sendirian: ungkapannya wend your way. Dibanding go, ia menambahkan ketenangan dan sedikit berputar — Anda pulang, tapi tidak lurus dan tidak terburu-buru. Kata ini tua dan meninggalkan jejak: bentuk lampaunya adalah went, yang diambil bahasa Inggris dan diberikan kepada go.
Wend, dönemeçli bir yoldan bir yere doğru ilerlemektir. Neredeyse hiç yalnız gelmez; kalıp wend your way'dir. Go'ya kattığı şey acelesizlik ve biraz dolanmadır: eve gidiyorsunuz ama düz çizgide değil, koşturarak da değil. Eski bir kelimedir ve arkasında iz bıraktı: geçmiş zamanı went idi; İngilizce onu alıp go'ya verdi.
wend は、曲がりくねった道でどこかへ向かうことです。単独ではまず出てきません。決まり文句は wend your way。go との違いは、急がないことと少し寄り道すること——家へ向かってはいるが、直線でもなく、慌ててもいない。古い語で、置き土産があります。この語の過去形は went でした。英語はそれを取り上げて go に渡したのです。
verb
to make your way somewhere, slowly and by a turning route
“They wended their way back through the market.”
verb
of a road or river: to follow a turning course
“The lane wends between the two farms.”
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