wield
🇺🇸
/wiːld/
🇬🇧
/wiːld/
verb
R
to use power or authority
She wields great influence in her community.
R
to hold and use a weapon or tool
He wields a hammer to build things.
translation
to use power or authority; to hold and use a weapon or tool
Word Forms
3rd Present
wields
Past
wielded
Perfect
wielded
Progressive
wielding