wield
To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or toolTo handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
» He wields English well.
Він добре володіє англійською.
Meaning
5 sensesTo handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
beherrschen, führen
владе́тьvladétʹ, ору́доватьorúdovatʹ
handle effectively
To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
ausüben
вла́ствоватьvlástvovatʹ, облада́тьobladátʹ
have and exercise
(obsolete)To command, rule over; to possess or own.
(obsolete)To control, to guide or manage.
(obsolete)To carry out, to bring about.
Examples
20 sentencesHe wields English well.
Він добре володіє англійською.
Egypt wielded its usual authoritarian fist.
The peasantry revolted wielding pitchforks and clubs.
ruКрестьяне восстали, взяв в руки вилы и дубинки.
He learned to wield a paintbrush masterfully.
Do you know how to wield an epee?
ruТы умеешь обращаться со шпагой?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English welden, from the merger of Old English wealdan (“to control, rule”) (sFrom Middle English welden, from the merger of Old English wealdan (“to control, rule”) (strong class 7) and Old English wieldan (“to control, subdue”) (weak). Both verbs derive from Proto-West Germanic *waldan and *waldijan, respectively; and are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (“to rule”).
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Forms
wields, wielding, wielded, wieldedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle