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- [ween]
- /win/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ween]
- /win/
Definition of weened word
- noun weened Simple past tense and past participle of ween. 1
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Origin of weened
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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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Parts of speech for Weened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weened popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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