Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.

  2. (transitive)To unite closely and intimately; join.

Origin

From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give securit

From Middle English biwedden, from Old English beweddian (“to betroth, marry, give security”), from Proto-West Germanic *biwaddjōn, equivalent to be- + wed. Cognate with Old Frisian biweddia.

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Forms

beweds, bewedding, bewed, bewed
Base formbewed · to bewed
3rd person singularbeweds
Present participlebewedding
Past simplebewed / bewedded
Past participlebewed / bewedded

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybewed
he, she, itbeweds

Past simpleLesson

all personsbewed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bewed
he, she, ithas bewed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bewed

Synonyms

3 synonyms
to unite closely and intimately:attachB1
uniteB1put together

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bevelbeveragebevybewarebewilderB2bewildermentB2bewitchbeyondA2
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