English
Etymology
Old English wenan|w�nan, from Germanic *waenjan. Cognate with Dutch wanen, German wähnen.
Pronunciation
IPA|/wi�n/
SAMPA|/wi:n/
Homophone: wean
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�n|-i�n
Verb
en-verb
- archaic To suppose; to think, believe.
- archaic To expect, hope or wish.
Quotations
1793, w:Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Samuel Taylor Coleridge, s:Christabel|Christabel
1884, w:W. S. Gilbert|W.S. Gilbert, w:Princess Ida|Princess Ida
1974, w:Stanislaw Lem|Stanislaw Lem, w:The Cyberiad|The Cyberiad
Derived terms
overweening
fr:ween
it:ween
te:ween
vi:ween
zh:ween
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