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wend

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wend  (wnd)
v. wend·ed, wend·ing, wends
v.tr.
To proceed on or along; go: wend one's way home.
v.intr.
To go one's way; proceed.
[Middle English wenden, from Old English wendan.]
wend
Verb
to make (one's way) in a particular direction: it's time to wend our way back home [Old English wendan]
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Verb1.wend - direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
wend
verb wend your way go, move, travel, progress, proceed, make for, direct your course


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It was not far from the Buytenhof to Hoogstraet (High Street); and a stranger, who since the beginning of this scene had watched all its incidents with intense interest, was seen to wend his way with, or rather in the wake of, the others towards the Town-hall, to hear as soon as possible the current news of the hour.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Aye, and all the surrounding country was early awake, too, and began to wend their way to Finsbury Field, a fine broad stretch of practice ground near Moorfields.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
When to the lake's sun-dimpled marge the bright procession wends, The languid lilies raise their heads as though to greet their friends; When down the river-banks they roam, The white moon-lady leads them home.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
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