Polyglot Dictionary

winden

/ˈvɪndn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
reflexive

Forms

present
windet sich
past
wand sich
perfect
hat sich gewunden

Meaning

  1. to wind, to twist, to writhe (sich winden)

    • Die Schlange wand sich um den Ast.

      The snake wound itself around the branch.

    • Der Pfad windet sich in Serpentinen den Berg hinauf. Man braucht viel Puste.

      The path winds up the mountain in hairpin bends. You need a lot of breath.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

wickeln

Wickeln is to wrap or wind something around something else (a bandage, a scarf); winden (sich winden) is to wind or twist one's own body, or an object twisting itself.

Similar in other languages

English

twist

twist is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to wind, to twist."

French

tordre

tordre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to twist, to wring."

Practice

1 What does winden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Schlange ___ sich um den Ast.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches winden?

verbirregularreflexive

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