wed

IPA: wˈɛd

noun

  • Alternative spelling of Wed.

verb

  • (transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
  • (transitive) To take as one's spouse.
  • (intransitive) To take a spouse.
  • (reciprocal) To take each other as a spouse.
  • (figuratively, transitive) To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.
  • (figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
  • (Northern England, Scotland) To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.
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Examples of "wed" in Sentences

  • "But whom hath mine uncle wed, that is thus unbuxom [disobedient] to him?"
  • And he is taking over the stations again wed to repeat his healthcare infomerical.
  • He learned how to propagate and "wed" his own trees and in 1763 was particularly active.
  • One day after Reece Fleming and Elleanor Purgslove were "wed," Reece died peacefully at his home.
  • Here’s an excerpt from one of my favorite scenes when she first begins to realize that the man she’s wed is not who she thinks he is.
  • In the episode, Christian and Liz get set to wed, which is odd because Liz used to be a lesbian and Christian, one of the show's two main plastic surgeons, is a commitaphobe male slut.
  • It isn't no weddin'-ring, "says she," for I never was what you might call wed, "says she," but I got it from the Jew t 'make believe I was; for it didn't do nobody no hurt, an' it sort o 'pleased me.
  • Example: Billy and Betty have been married for seven years in California and amicably divorce, only to find that unbeknown to them both, Billy's divorce from his first wife wasn't final when he "wed" Betty seven years before!

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