Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated)To wed; to espouse.

Examples

128 sentences

  1. How much time do you spend with your spouse?

    Скільки часів ти проводиш зі своїм чоловіком?

    ruСколько времени Вы проводите со своим супругом?

    deWie viel Zeit verbringen Sie mit Ihrem Ehemann?

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  2. Does your spouse attend church with you?

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  3. All of their spouses got on the bus.

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  4. Many of the soldiers kissed their spouses goodbye.

    ruМного солдат целовало своих супруг на прощание.

    deViele der Soldaten küssten ihre Ehepartner zum Abschied.

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  5. You and your spouse should spend time together.

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Origin

From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espo

From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca.

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Forms

spouses, spousing, spoused, spoused
Base formspouse · to spouse
3rd person singularspouses
Present participlespousing
Past simplespoused
Past participlespoused

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspouse
he, she, itspouses

Past simpleLesson

all personsspoused

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spouse

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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