bridesmaid
To act as a bridesmaid forTo act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
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» I haven't picked my bridesmaids yet.
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1 sensesTo act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.
Examples
20 sentencesI haven't picked my bridesmaids yet.
Have you ever been a bridesmaid?
She was a bridesmaid at the wedding.
ruОна была подружкой невесты на свадьбе. — Lenin_1917
I want you to be a bridesmaid.
Mary was a bridesmaid at our wedding.
Origin
From bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the sayingFrom bride + -s- + maid. In the sports and entertainment sense: in reference to the saying always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
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Forms
bridesmaids, bridesmaiding, bridesmaided, bridesmaided| Base form | bridesmaid · to bridesmaid |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bridesmaids |
| Present participle | bridesmaiding |
| Past simple | bridesmaided |
| Past participle | bridesmaided |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.