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wenden

turn

verb VEN-den Less Common

Origin: related to 'Wand' and 'wandeln'

Also means

flip

Usage Note

wenden means to turn a vehicle around or flip something over, and the reflexive sich wenden an jemanden means 'to turn to / approach someone' for help. It has a weak past wendete but a strong wandte survives in sich an jemanden wandte.

Examples

"Bitte wenden Sie das Auto."

Natural Translation

Please turn the car around.

Literal Translation

Please turn you the car.

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