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weened

weened is the simple past and past participle of ween.

Meaning of ween

Verb (1)

ween (third-person singular simple present weens, present participle weening, simple past weened or (obsolete) wende or (obsolete) wente, past participle weened or (obsolete) wende or (obsolete) wente or (obsolete) wend or (obsolete) went)

  1. (archaic) To suppose, imagine; to think, believe.
    • And when they will fight they will shock them together in a plump; that if there be 20000 men, men shall not ween that there be scant 10000.1481, Author unknown (pseudonym Sir John Mandeville), The travels of Sir John Mandeville
  2. (dated) To expect, hope or wish.

Verb (2)

ween (third-person singular simple present weens, present participle weening, simple past and past participle weened)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To weep or cry.
    • The boy's mother weened day and night.
  2. (obsolete) To lament.

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Questions about weened

What is weened the simple past and past participle of?
Weened is the simple past and past participle of ween.

Words near weened in the dictionary

  1. Weemses
  2. ween
  3. weendigo
  4. weendigoes
  5. weendigos
  6. weened
  7. weeness
  8. weenie
  9. weenie roast
  10. weenie roaster
  11. weenie roasting

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