zuwenden

== German == === Etymology === zu- +‎ wenden === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtsuː.vɛn.dən/ === Verb === zuwenden (irregular weak or weak, third-person singular present wendet zu, past tense wandte zu or wendete zu, past participle zugewandt or zugewendet, auxiliary haben) (transitive, also figurative) to turn [with accusative ‘something/someone’ and dative ‘to/towards something/someone’] (transitive) to devote [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone/something’] (reflexive) to turn to, turn towards [with dative ‘someone/something’] ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “zuwenden”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “zuwenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “zuwenden” in Duden online