ween

ween

verb \ˈwēn\

Definition of WEEN

transitive verb

archaic

: believe 2

Origin of WEEN

Middle English wenen, from Old English wēnan; akin to Old Norse væna to hope and probably to Latin venus love, charm — more at win

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WEEN

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, dene, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, tween, wean, wheen, yean