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<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>wend</strong> &#149; \WEND\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Wend</em> means "to direct one's course" or "to proceed on." Synonyms of the word are <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel">travel</a></em> and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct">direct</a></em>.</p> <p>// Hikers <em>wend</em> along the marked trails to the top of the mountain, which provides a panoramic view of the area towns.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wend">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"While returning to the airport in Amman, <em>wending</em> our way north on Highway 35, we had a chance to reflect on our trip." — Daniel Rodrigues, <em>The New York Times</em>, 7 Feb. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Wend</em> is related to the verb <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind#h3">wind</a></em>, which means, among other things, "to follow a series of curves and turns." <em>Wend</em> itself comes from Old English <em>wendan</em>, referring to turning or changing direction or position. Its use in senses related to going or moving along a course has lent the English verb <em>go</em> its past tense form <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/went">went</a></em> (as a past tense form of <em>wend</em>, <em>went</em> has long since been superseded by <em>wended</em>).</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>