wife up
to marry a woman; to make a woman one’s wife(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife
» Tom's wife picked him up.
Toms Frau holte ihn ab. — samueldora
Жена Тома подобрала его. — astynk
Дружина Тома забрала його. — deniko
Жінка Тома забрала його. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(slang)(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife
2008 “Chris Brown Wifing Up Rihanna?”
(slang)(of a man) to spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whipped
Brother’s wifed up – can’t go shoot pool or nothing.
Examples
19 sentencesTom's wife picked him up.
Дружина Тома забрала його. — deniko
ruЖена Тома подобрала его. — astynk
deToms Frau holte ihn ab. — samueldora
Tom and his wife both grew up in Boston.
ruТом и его жена оба выросли в Бостоне. — marafon
Both Tom and his wife grew up in Boston.
Tom's wife picked him up at the station.
Tom's wife picked him up at the airport.
Forms
wifes up, wifing up, wifed up, wifed upWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.