wed
To perform the marriage ceremony forTo perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
» That couple are newly weds.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
The priest wed the couple.
trauen, verheiraten, vermählen
жени́тьсяženítʹsja, пожени́тьсяpoženítʹsja
perform a marriage ceremony
(transitive)To take as one's spouse.
She wed her first love.
heiraten, zur Frau nehmen, zum Mann nehmen
вы́йти за́муж заvýjti zámuž za, брать в жёныbratʹ v žóny, взять в жёныvzjatʹ v žóny
take in marriage; married
(intransitive)To take a spouse.
heiraten
жени́тьсяženítʹsja, выходи́ть за́мужvyxodítʹ zámuž, вы́йти за́мужvýjti zámuž
(reciprocal)To take each other as a spouse.
They will wed in the summer.
(figuratively, transitive)To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.
I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.
(figuratively, intransitive)To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
(Northern England, Scotland)To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.
I'd wed my head on that.
Examples
21 sentencesThat couple are newly weds.
I don't want to wed again.
My love, we need to wed.
Better be half hanged than ill wed.
Those two are a newly-wed couple.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English wedden, weddien, from Old English weddian (“to pledge; wed”), from ProFrom Middle English wedden, weddien, from Old English weddian (“to pledge; wed”), from Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to pledge”), from *wadją (“pledge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge”).
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Forms
weds, wedding, wed, wedSynonyms
8 synonyms- perform a marriage ceremony:marrytiesplice
- take in marriage; married:marryget marriedconjoinhook up withget hitched withespouse
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle