It is dangerous to wield an edged tool in such a way.
Source: tatoeba (49750)
Wield
//wiːld//
Synonyms for "wield" (55 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (27)
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Translations
87 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- боравя verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- владея verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- упражнявам контрол verb (to exercise authority or influence)
Catalan
4 entries- exercir verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- fer anar verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- manejar verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- manipular verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 使用 verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- 行使 verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- 運用 /运用 verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Czech
4 entries- držet verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- mávat verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- ohánět se verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- ovládat verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Dutch
3 entries- beheersen verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- hanteren verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- uitoefenen verb (to exercise authority or influence)
Estonian
4 entries- haldama verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- käsitlema verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- oskama verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- oskama verb (to handle or use a weapon)
Finnish
4 entries- hallita verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- hallita verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- käsitellä verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- käyttää verb (to handle or use a weapon)
French
3 entries- brandir verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- exercer verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- manier verb (to handle with skill and ease)
German
3 entries- ausüben verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- beherrschen verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- führen verb (to handle or use a weapon)
Greek
1 entries- χειρίζομαι verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Hungarian
3 entries- forgat verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- gyakorol verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- kezel verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Icelandic
1 entries- beita verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Irish
3 entries- feidhmigh verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- láimhsigh verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- oibrigh verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Italian
3 entries- brandire verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- maneggiare verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- padroneggiare verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Japanese
1 entries- 使いこなす verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Māori
3 entries- mau verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- mau verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- whakarere verb (to handle or use a weapon)
Occitan
4 entries- brandir verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- exercir verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- gaubejar verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- manejar verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Old English
2 entries- wealdan verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- wealdan verb (to exercise authority or influence)
Polish
4 entries- dzierżyć verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- sprawować verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- władać verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- władać verb (to handle or use a weapon)
Portuguese
4 entries- brandir verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- empunhar verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- exercer verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- manusear verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Russian
4 entries- вла́ствовать verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- владе́ть verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- облада́ть verb (to exercise authority or influence)
- ору́довать verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- rukovati verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- vitlati verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- vladati verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- vladati verb (to exercise authority or influence)
Spanish
3 entries- empuñar verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- esgrimir verb (to handle or use a weapon)
- manejar verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Swedish
2 entries- hantera verb (to handle with skill and ease)
- svinga verb (to handle with skill and ease)
Welsh
1 entries- trin verb (to handle or use a weapon)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Having reached the rank of prime minister, and with the enthusiastic support of the masses, it seems he is able to wield presidential powers.
Source: tatoeba (376426)
Do you know how to wield an epee?
Source: tatoeba (2969308)
Do you know how to wield an épée?
Source: tatoeba (2969309)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.