Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To refrain; desist.

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Examples

  • Then we wonde why our students and Americans can't understand why our government is so hated.

    Rove Working To Craft Bush's Legacy 2009

  • I wonde how many people around here agree with that?

    Mark Penn: Hey, Guess What -- The National Polls Matter Again! 2009

  • He said he had a band people would want to hear and after all the predictable trials and tribs he did become something of a one hit wonde after all.

    Barbara Serenella; Otto Penzler; Kill It and Grill It Ed Gorman 2007

  • He said he had a band people would want to hear and after all the predictable trials and tribs he did become something of a one hit wonde after all.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Ed Gorman 2007

  • Assuuming a ‘consensus’ means at least 51% then I wonde rhow may of the climate scientists in this ‘consensus’ also agree that the majority of the currently observed GW is down to man-made causes rather than due to natural causes?

    The Coming Katrina Anniversary « Climate Audit 2006

  • PS- I wonde rhow long it will take my comment to show up, I wrote some ok ones ten minutes ago, hope they arent lost.

    Please Come Home Safely « UDreamOfJanie 2006

  • I read this last night and I marveled at the way Fitz gives up just enough new information to make his point and make them sweat and wonde just a little more.

    Firedoglake » Fishing? Call Me Irving… 2006

  • I wonde then, is the 'novel of character', largely interiorised, given to analysis of the self and the processes of the inner life, the much vaunted 'introspection', really just hopelessly Freudian and 20th century?

    Know thyself? 2006

  • Ons land en sy mense het nog nie heeltemal genees nie - daarvoor le die wonde wat apartheid ons almal toegedien het nog te diep - maar ons het al ver gevorder op die pad van nasionale versoening.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • U taak is om seker te maak dat die diep wonde wat apartheid u gemeenskap toegedien het te laat genees.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

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