Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)To marry (a woman).
Examples
4181 sentencesIs your wife a good cook?
Твоя дружина добре готує? — deniko
ruТвоя жена хорошо готовит? — afyodor
deIst deine Frau eine gute Köchin? — Sudajaengi
Please say hello to your wife.
Будь ласка, передай привіт дружині. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, передайте привет вашей жене. — Hellerick
deGrüßen Sie Ihre Frau! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
You will make a good wife.
Із тебе вийде добра дружина. — deniko
ruИз тебя выйдет хорошая жена. — marafon
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-WInherited 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, wifedSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Family and people — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
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