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wed
(wĕd)v. wed·ded, wed or wed·ded, wed·ding, weds
v.tr.
1. To take as a spouse; marry.
2. To perform the marriage ceremony for; join in matrimony.
3. To unite closely: a style that weds form and function.
4. To cause to adhere devotedly or stubbornly: He was wedded to the idea of building a new school.
v.intr.
To take a spouse; marry.
[Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian.]
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wed
(wɛd)vb, weds, wedding, wedded or wed
1. to take (a person) as a husband or wife; marry
2. (tr) to join (two people) in matrimony
3. (tr) to unite closely
[Old English weddian; related to Old Frisian weddia, Old Norse vethja, Gothic wadi pledge]
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wed
(wɛd)v. wed•ded wed, wed•ding. v.t.
1. to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony; take as one's husband or wife.
2. to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry.
3. to bind; attach firmly: to wed oneself to the cause of the poor.
4. to blend; unite.
v.i. 5. to contract marriage; marry.
6. to become united or to blend.
[before 900; Middle English wedden, Old English weddian to pledge, c. Old Frisian weddia, Old High German wettōn, Old Norse vethja to pledge, Gothic gawadjōn to espouse]
we'd
(wid) contraction of we had, we should, or we would.
Wed.
Wednesday.
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wed
Past participle: wed/wedded
Gerund: wedding
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| Noun | 1. |  Wed - the fourth day of the week; the third working dayweekday - any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) |
| Verb | 1. |  wed - take in marriage inmarry - marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry" mismarry - marry an unsuitable partner marry, splice, wed, tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" wive - marry a woman, take a wife wive - take (someone) as a wife intermarry - marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarry - marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart" |
| 2. |  wed - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"officiate - act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  wed - having been taken in marriage married - joined in matrimony; "a married man"; "a married couple" |
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wed
verb
1. get married to, espouse, get hitched to (slang), be united to, plight your troth to (old-fashioned), get spliced to (informal), take as your husband or wife In 1952 he wed his childhood sweetheart.
get married to divorce, separate from, part from, split up from
get married to divorce, separate from, part from, split up from
2. get married, marry, be united, tie the knot (informal), take the plunge (informal), get hitched (slang), get spliced (informal), become man and wife, plight your troth (old-fashioned) The pair wed in a secret ceremony in front of just nine guests.
get married part, split (up), divorce, break up
get married part, split (up), divorce, break up
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wed
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Translations
يَتَزَوَّج
gifte sig
casarse (con)
avioituaavioliittomennä naimisiinnaidaottaa
házasodik
gifta
めとる結婚する
apprecētapprecētiessalaulātsalaulāties
oženiť sa
evlen mek
wed
[wed] (frm)A. VT to wed sb [bride, bridegroom] → desposarse con algn, casarse con algn; [priest] → desposar a algn, casar a algn
B. VI (o.f.) → desposarse, casarse
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wed
[ˈwɛd] vt [wedded] (pt, pp) → épouser
vi [wed] (pt, pp) → se marier
n
the newly-weds → les jeunes mariés
the newly-weds → les jeunes mariés
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Wed
abbr of Wednesday → Mittw.wed
(old) pret, ptp <wed or wedded>vt
(bride, bridegroom) → ehelichen (form), → sich vermählen mit (form); (priest) → vermählen (form), → trauen
(fig: = combine) → paaren; his ability wedded to her money should make the business a success → mit seinen Fähigkeiten und ihrem Geld müsste das Geschäft eigentlich ein Erfolg werden
(fig) to be wedded to something (= devoted) → mit etw verheiratet sein; he’s wedded to the view that … → er ist felsenfest der Ansicht, dass …
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wed
(wed) – past tense, past participles ˈwedded, ~wed – verb to marry.
ˈwedding noun a marriage ceremony. The wedding will take place on Saturday; (also adjective) a wedding-cake; her wedding-day; a wedding-ring.
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