wen
IPA: wˈɛn
noun
- A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
- A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.
- Obsolete form of wynn (“the letter ƿ”). [A letter of the Old English alphabet, ƿ, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.]
- (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when [The time at which something happens.]
adverb
- (eye dialect) Alternative spelling of when [(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.]
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Examples of "wen" in Sentences
- I wen forget. i wen get all jam up.
- Also merge to mun and wen if you want.
- It is described as a wen by the aquarists.
- By that time, Hen Wen's oracular powers were gone.
- The region was the feudal estate of King Wen of Zhou.
- Consequently, its scientific level wen gradually down.
- The Reverend Dr. Michael Wenning officiated the service.
- Later, Wen He finds the family unit and rings the doorbell.
- Wen Jiabao, the outgoing premier has been the strongest votary of political reforms in China in recent times.
- Premier Wen Jiabao is unlikely to fulfil his promise to introduce regulations to raise farmers' share of profits from land sales.
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