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ween

Meaningto imagine, hope, expect

Common meaning: think or suppose, in archaic use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwēnan‘to imagine, hope, expect’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto imagine, hope, expect → supposewenen‘suppose’source
  3. Englishween‘think or suppose, in archaic use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English wēnan ‘to imagine, hope, expect’.

Roots

  • wēnan Old English “to imagine, hope, expect”

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