Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial)To marry (a 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

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

wifes, wifing, wifed, wifed
Base formwife · to wife
3rd person singularwifes
Present participlewifing
Past simplewifed
Past participlewifed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywife
he, she, itwifes

Past simpleLesson

all personswifed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wife

Synonyms

3 synonyms

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