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WED
wed, wedded
(adjective) having been taken in marriage
Wednesday, Midweek, Wed
(noun) the fourth day of the week; the third working day
marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
(verb) take in marriage
marry, wed, tie, splice
(verb) perform a marriage ceremony; “The minister married us on Saturday”; “We were wed the following week”; “The couple got spliced on Hawaii”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
Wed
Alternative spelling of Wed.
Anagrams
• DEW, Dew, dew
Etymology
Verb
wed (third-person singular simple present weds, present participle wedding, simple past and past participle wed or wedded)
(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
(transitive) To take as one's spouse.
(intransitive) To take 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.
Synonyms
• marry
Anagrams
• DEW, Dew, dew
Source: Wiktionary
Wed (wĂŞd), n. Etym: [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. veedh a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vaduti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis, bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. Athlete, Gage a pledge, Wage.]
Definition: A pledge; a pawn. [Obs.] Gower. Piers Plowman. Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security]. Chaucer.
Wed, v. t. [imp. Wedded; p. p. Wedded or Wed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wedding.] Etym: [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. veedhja, Dan. vedde, Sw. vädja to appeal, Goth. gawadjon to betroth. See Wed, n.]
1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. With this ring I thee wed. Bk. of Com. Prayer. I saw thee first, and wedded thee. Milton.
2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. Milton.
3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. Thou art wedded to calamity. Shak. Men are wedded to their lusts. Tillotson. [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. Cowper.
4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. Clarendon.
Wed, v. i.
Definition: To contact matrimony; to marry. "When I shall wed." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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