wield
verb/wiːld/
/wiːld/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wield | /wiːld/ /wiːld/ |
| he / she / it wields | /wiːldz/ /wiːldz/ |
| past simple wielded | /ˈwiːldɪd/ /ˈwiːldɪd/ |
| past participle wielded | /ˈwiːldɪd/ /ˈwiːldɪd/ |
| -ing form wielding | /ˈwiːldɪŋ/ /ˈwiːldɪŋ/ |
- wield something to have and use power, authority, etc.
- She wields enormous power within the party.
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- wield something to hold something, ready to use it as a weapon or tool synonym brandish
- He was wielding a large knife.
Word OriginOld English wealdan, wieldan ‘govern, subdue, direct’, of Germanic origin; related to German walten.
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