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ween

[ ween ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.
  1. to think; suppose.
  2. to expect, hope, or intend.


ween

/ wiːn /

verb

  1. archaic.
    to think or imagine (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • un·weened adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ween1

before 900; Middle English wenen, Old English wēnan to expect; cognate with German wähnen to imagine, Old Norse væna, Gothic wēnjan to hope, expect
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ween1

Old English wēnan; related to Old Saxon wānian, Gothic wēnjan, German wähnen to assume wrongly
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Example Sentences

The use of ween is limited; and the third person, singular and plural, is generally indicated by the sign, O.

With shields are your ships bedecked; boldly ye bear yourselves, few things ye fear, I ween: tell me how your king is named.

They, I ween, spoke not more than this: kindly she went to sit at the damsel's knee.

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.

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