Meaning of "wield" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIELD

Old English wieldan, wealdan; related to Old Norse valda, Old Saxon waldan, German walten, Latin valēre to be strong.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WIELD

wield  [wiːld]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIELD

Wield is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wield in English.

WHAT DOES WIELD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wield

Wield is a civil parish in Hampshire, England, within the district of East Hampshire. It includes two neighbouring villages, Upper Wield and Lower Wield. The parish council meets quarterly at the parish hall in Upper Wield. Wield as a civil parish is separate from the church parish. The parish church, dedicated to St James, is also in Upper Wield. It is mainly Norman, and is a Grade I listed building. Coordinates: 51°08′N 1°06′W / 51.133°N 1.100°W / 51.133; -1.100...

Definition of wield in the English dictionary

The first definition of wield in the dictionary is to handle or use. Other definition of wield is to exert or maintain. Wield is also to rule.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WIELD

PRESENT

Present

I wield

you wield

he/she/it wields

we wield

you wield

they wield

Present continuous

I am wielding

you are wielding

he/she/it is wielding

we are wielding

you are wielding

they are wielding

Present perfect

I have wielded

you have wielded

he/she/it has wielded

we have wielded

you have wielded

they have wielded

Present perfect continuous

I have been wielding

you have been wielding

he/she/it has been wielding

we have been wielding

you have been wielding

they have been wielding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wielded

you wielded

he/she/it wielded

we wielded

you wielded

they wielded

Past continuous

I was wielding

you were wielding

he/she/it was wielding

we were wielding

you were wielding

they were wielding

Past perfect

I had wielded

you had wielded

he/she/it had wielded

we had wielded

you had wielded

they had wielded

Past perfect continuous

I had been wielding

you had been wielding

he/she/it had been wielding

we had been wielding

you had been wielding

they had been wielding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wield

you will wield

he/she/it will wield

we will wield

you will wield

they will wield

Future continuous

I will be wielding

you will be wielding

he/she/it will be wielding

we will be wielding

you will be wielding

they will be wielding

Future perfect

I will have wielded

you will have wielded

he/she/it will have wielded

we will have wielded

you will have wielded

they will have wielded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wielding

you will have been wielding

he/she/it will have been wielding

we will have been wielding

you will have been wielding

they will have been wielding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wield

you would wield

he/she/it would wield

we would wield

you would wield

they would wield

Conditional continuous

I would be wielding

you would be wielding

he/she/it would be wielding

we would be wielding

you would be wielding

they would be wielding

Conditional perfect

I would have wield

you would have wield

he/she/it would have wield

we would have wield

you would have wield

they would have wield

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wielding

you would have been wielding

he/she/it would have been wielding

we would have been wielding

you would have been wielding

they would have been wielding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wield
we let´s wield
you wield

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wield

Past participle

wielded

Present Participle

wielding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WIELD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wield» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wield

apply · brandish · command · control · employ · exercise · exert · flourish · handle · have · hold · maintain · make use of · manage · manipulate · ply · possess · swing · use · utilize

TRANSLATION OF WIELD

Find out the translation of wield to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wield from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wield» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 拿着 >
• Translator English - Spanish: blandir
• English: wield
• Translator English - Hindi: फिराना
• Translator English - Arabic: تمارس
• Translator English - Russian: владеть
• Translator English - Portuguese: brandir
• Translator English - Bengali: চালনা করা
• Translator English - French: manier
• Translator English - Malay: Wield
• Translator English - German: schwingen
• Translator English - Japanese: 手にする
• Translator English - Korean: 휘두르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wield
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xử dụng
• Translator English - Tamil: கையாள்கிறார்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: ताब्यात ठेवणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kullanmak
• Translator English - Italian: maneggiare
• Translator English - Polish: władać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: володіти
• Translator English - Romanian: exercita
• Translator English - Greek: ασκούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: swaai
• Translator English - Swedish: svinga
• Translator English - Norwegian: wield

10 QUOTES WITH «WIELD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wield.

1

John Boehner

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

2

Pat Boone

In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.

3

R. Buckminster Fuller

Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.

4

Glenn Greenwald

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.

5

Aung San Suu Kyi

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

6

Richard Murdoch

Well there are those that you wield and those that you join.

7

Daniel Ortega

Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here.

8

Nancy Pearcey

America is a knowledge-based society, where information counts as much as material resources. Therefore those with the power to define what qualifies as knowledge - to determine what are the accepted facts - wield the greatest social and political power.

9

Dayananda Saraswati

To be compassionate is not a joke. It's not that simple. One has to discover a certain bigness in oneself. That bigness should be centered on oneself, not in terms of money, not in terms of power you wield, not in terms of any status that you can command in the society, but it should be centered on oneself.

10

Daniel Suarez

I'm against unanswerable concentrations of power, whether that be government or private industry or religious figures - anybody who is not accountable to the larger social climate or society for the power they wield, that concerns me. I'm very pro-democracy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIELD»

Discover the use of wield in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wield and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe ...

This story should engage and concern healthcare staff, health service managers and politicians. It will surely also engage and outrage every reader. Listen to Cathy and keep an open mind.' Keith Matthews, in his Foreword Outstanding.

Cathy Wield, 2005

The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World

From a unique vantage point he gives brilliantly observed and witty accounts of the vanity of modern European princes' Sunday Times 'Anyone who wants an insider's account of what makes politicians tick should read this book' Peter Mandelson ...

Jonathan Powell, 2010

Leadership as an Identity: The Four Traits of Those Who ...

Crawford Loritts disagrees. He answers the question with four simple words: Brokenness, communion, servanthood, and obedience. These four traits form the framework for Leadership as an Identity.

Crawford W. Loritts, 2009

Power Genes: Understanding Your Power Persona--and How to ...

Craddock identifies four power types and explains how to diagnose yours: • The Pleaser—you make others feel good about themselves but need constant validation and approval from them • The Charmer—you draw others in with your charm, ...

Maggie Craddock, 2013

The Elite Consensus: When Corporations Wield the Constitution

The Elite Consensus fingers the American Enterprise Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Chamber of Commerce, the Heritage Foundation, and many other "educational" corporations, which men of property have unleashed on this ...

George Draffan, 2003

From Followers to Leaders: Managing Technology and Innovation

This book centres on the ways in which ordinary firms can improve technology management. It argues that succeeding as a follower-firm requires learning from many experiences and avoiding simplistic 'how-to' approaches.

Naushad Forbes, David Wield, 2003

Industrialization and development

This book focuses on the issue of industrialization, and the problems of debt and inequality.

Tom Hewitt, Hazel Johnson, David Wield, 1992

The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film: A History and ...

As soon as Wield sees the file, he identifies the writer. In tailing a suspect, he is set upon by a gang of gay-bashers and barely saves himself by pretending to be HIV-positive; later he has the gang leader in custody, but Dalziel argues him out ...

Drewey Wayne Gunn, 2012

The Enforcers: Freedom to Wield Will

Hi all this is Sheol. Some of you may know me as a major character from this novel. Others of you may know of me as a result of vicious lies which have been spread around about me allegedly extorting the publisher of this book.

Edmund Alexander Sims, 2011

The Shogun's Scroll: Wield Power and Control Your Destiny

In the tradition of The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings, Stephen Kaufman’s The Shogun's Scroll offer timeless advice on success in war and life.

Stephen Kaufman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIELD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wield is used in the context of the following news items.

Women, arise! Wield the tongs, sear the steaks

Not to suggest all the important battles have been won and there's nothing left to fight for — say, pay equity and universal education. But at least we have broad ... «London Free Press, Jul 15»

Miami Marlins wield big legal bat in Miami soccer stadium deal

The biggest hurdle to building a new soccer stadium next to Marlins Park might be the Marlins themselves. Provisions deep in the Marlins' 2009 lengthy legal ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»

The Trump backlash: Latino consumers wield new clout

NEW YORK/CHICAGO When Donald Trump described Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug smugglers last month, Latinos took to social media to express ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Argentina's Fernandez may wield big influence after presidency

BUENOS AIRES Argentina's Cristina Fernandez will step down as president in December, but her influence may remain strong enough to impede ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Republicans wield power of the purse to block Obama's gun regs

Legislation to fund the Justice Department is chock full of GOP-backed language designed to keep the Obama administration from moving ahead with gun ... «The Hill, Jun 15»

Here's your chance to wield Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom

If you've been hoping to jump-start Ragnarok or merely lay a smackdown on some supernatural foes, here's your chance: Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom is up for ... «Comic Book Resources, May 15»

Wield a lightsaber, chill with Han Solo at UK 'Star Wars' exhibit

LONDON Fancy wielding a lightsaber with Anakin Skywalker amidst the lava of Mustafar? Or how about chilling with Han Solo before stepping onto the ... «Reuters, May 15»

Retail Traders Wield Social Media for Investing Fame

Justin Pulitzer always wanted to be a professional trader. He just never imagined he could build a career powered by little more than his Twitter TWTR -1.46 ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»

Female Chimps Seen Making, Wielding Spears

Humans aren't the only ones who hunt with weapons -- a troop of chimps in the wild have been observed crafting sharp spears to stab their prey. The technique ... «Discovery News, Apr 15»

Attackers wield unusual weapons in 3 shocking SF attacks

Amid the typical shootings, stabbings and other serious crimes in San Francisco over the past several days, a handful of assault suspects opted to use some ... «SFGate, Apr 15»