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- DictionaryWeen/wēn/
verb
- 1. be of the opinion; think or suppose: archaic "he, I ween, is no sacred personage"
The meaning of WEEN is to hold as an opinion : suppose, believe. How to use ween in a sentence.
On each other then they looked before they parted: then, I ween, their fates were severed, and their ways divided. The use of ween is limited; and the third person, singular and plural, is generally indicated by the sign O. Ween definition: to think; suppose.. See examples of WEEN used in a sentence.
The meaning of WEAN is to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing. How to use wean in a sentence.
1. to think; suppose. 2. to expect, hope, or intend. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ bef. 900; ME wenen, OE wēnan to expect; c. G wähnen to imagine, ON væna, Goth wēnjan to hope, expect] Trends of. ween. View usage for:
Define ween. ween synonyms, ween pronunciation, ween translation, English dictionary definition of ween. tr.v. weened , ween·ing , weens Archaic To think; suppose. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
(dated) To expect, hope or wish. Wiktionary. noun. (obsolete) Doubt; conjecture. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Origin of Ween. From Middle English wene, from Old English wÄ“n, wÄ“na (“hope, weening, expectation" ), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ“niz, *wÄ“nÇ (“hope, expectation" ), from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win" ).
There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ween, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
