English Explanatory Dictionary

ween

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Doubt; conjecture.
verb
  1. To suppose, imagine; to think, believe.
  2. To expect, hope or wish.
verb
  1. To weep or cry.
  2. To lament.
verb
  1. Misspelling of wean.
noun
  1. wiener dog, dachshund
noun
  1. penis

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːn/ [ˈwɪi̯n] en-us-ween.ogg

Word forms

ween weens weening weened wende wente wend went

Etymology

From Middle English wene, from Old English wēn, wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz, *wēnǭ (“hope, expectation”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win”). Cognate with Dutch waan (“delusion”), Afrikaans waan (“delusion”), German Wahn (“illusion, false hope”).

Derived words

overween underween
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