ween
pronunciation
How to pronounce ween in British English:
UK [wi:n]
How to pronounce ween in American English:
US [win]
Word Origin
- ween
- ween: see wish
- ween (v.)
- "be of the opinion, have the notion" (archaic), Old English wenan "to fancy, imagine, believe; expect, hope," from Proto-Germanic *wenjan "to hope" (cognates: Old Saxon wanian, Old Norse væna, Old Frisian wena, Old High German wanen, German wähnen, Gothic wenjan "to expect, suppose, think"), from *woeniz "expectation," from PIE root *wen- (1) "to wish, desire, strive for" (see Venus). Archaic since 17c.
Example
- 1. As a result , your enthusiasm and momentum for a healthy lifestyle will suffer , ween , and possibly die .
- 2. They can offer an early warning of dangerous misalignments bet - ween prices and risk premiums .
- 3. Those countries could look at japan as an example of how to ween off iranian oil , said the state department official .
- 4. Some kids , as they become teens , don 't ween themselves off this way of thinking and do their business when they 're out in public .