verb
to turn, to turn over, to address (to someone)
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Means 'to turn' (rotate), 'to turn over', and reflexively 'to address/appeal to someone' (sich wenden an Akk.). Mixed verb using haben. Irregular/mixed: participles gewandt/gewendet and past forms wandte/wendete occur. Not separable. Usage varies with reflexivity. Example: Wende das Brot; Ich wende mich an den Lehrer.
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Der Techniker wandte sich an den Hersteller, weil er das Problem nicht allein lösen konnte.
The technician turned to the manufacturer because he could not solve the problem alone.
Ich wende mich an dich.
I'm turning to you.
Brate die Pfannkuchen und wende sie nach zwei Minuten.
Fry the pancakes and turn them over after two minutes.
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imagine turning a steering wheel or flipping a page to remember 'to turn/turn over'
sounds a bit like 'wend' in English (to bend/turn)
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Wenden has both a physical meaning (to turn, to flip) and a pronominal/idiomatic use (sich wenden an = to address/turn to someone). There are two acceptable past participles in usage: gewandt and gewendet.