Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To marry (a woman).

    heiraten, zur Frau nehmen

    жени́тьсяženítʹsja, пожени́тьсяpoženítʹsja

    marry a woman, take a wife

  2. (transitive)To provide (someone) with a wife.

    provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

Examples

133 sentences
  1. Tom outlived three wives.

    Том пережив трьох дружин.

    ruТом пережил трёх жён.

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  2. Tom has three ex-wives.

    У Тома три колишні дружини.

    ruУ Тома три бывшие жены.

    deTom hat drei Exfrauen.

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  3. That's an old wives' tale.

    Це все бабусині казки.

    ruЭто бабушкины сказки.

    deDas ist Altweibergeschwätz.

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  4. I have three ex-wives.

    У мене три колишні дружини.

    ruУ меня три бывших жены.

    deIch habe drei Ex-Frauen.

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  5. We really miss our wives.

    Нам дуже бракує наших дружин.

    ruМы очень скучаем по своим женам.

    deWir vermissen unsere Frauen sehr.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to marry (a woman):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to marry (a woman):

Origin

From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a

From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).

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Forms

wives, wiving, wived, wived
Base formwive · to wive
3rd person singularwives
Present participlewiving
Past simplewived
Past participlewived

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywive
he, she, itwives

Past simpleLesson

all personswived

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wive

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunwive

Collocations

5 patterns
  • ex wives
  • ex wives live
  • with their wives
  • wives live in
  • wives live

See also

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