Meaning

3 senses
  1. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

    The Fisherman and His Wife

    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

  2. The female of a pair of mated animals.

    A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.

    Ehefrau, Frau, Eheweib

    жена́žená, супру́гаsuprúga, жёнкаžónka

    дружи́наdružýna, жі́нкаžínka, супру́гаsuprúha

  3. (Scotland)Synonym of woman.

Examples

4181 sentences
  1. Is your wife a good cook?

    Твоя дружина добре готує? — deniko

    ruТвоя жена хорошо готовит? — afyodor

    deIst deine Frau eine gute Köchin? — Sudajaengi

  2. Please say hello to your wife.

    Будь ласка, передай привіт дружині. — deniko

    ruПожалуйста, передайте привет вашей жене. — Hellerick

    deGrüßen Sie Ihre Frau! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Your wife is mad at you.

    Твоя дружина на тебе сердита. — deniko

    ruТвоя жена на тебя сердится. — Wezel

    deDeine Frau ist mit dir böse. — Dejo

  4. You will make a good wife.

    Із тебе вийде добра дружина. — deniko

    ruИз тебя выйдет хорошая жена. — marafon

  5. My wife is a poor driver.

    Моя дружина погано водить машину. — deniko

    ruМоя жена плохо водит машину. — al_ex_an_der

    deMeine Frau ist eine schlechte Autofahrerin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
female partner in a marriage:
Русский
By meaning 1
female partner in a marriage:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
female partner in a marriage:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English wyf, wif, from Old English wīf (“woman, wife”), from Proto-W

Inherited from Middle English wyf, wif, from Old English wīf (“woman, wife”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”).

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Forms

plural: wives
Singularwife
Pluralwives

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms
married woman:husbandA1wereA1

Word family

63 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • ex wife
  • and his wife
  • my wife and
  • with his wife
  • my wife is
  • with my wife
  • wife and children
  • his ex wife
  • his wife and
  • his wife is
  • leave his wife
  • have a wife

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wife — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto