Complete Definition of "wed"

English

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /'wεd/
audio|en-us-wed.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�d|-�d
Etymology
Old English weddian
Verb
en-verb|weds|wedding|wed or wedded|wed or wedded

  1. transitive To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

#:The priest married the couple.

  1. transitive To take as one's spouse.

#:She married her first love.

  1. intransitive To take a spouse.

Synonyms
marry (1,2,3)

Translations

Dutch: trouwen
Esperanto: geedzigi (straight couple), edzigi or gejedzigi (gay couple), edzinigi (lesbian couple)
Finnish: avioitua, mennä naimisiin
French: marier
German: trauen (1), verheiraten (1), vermählen (1), heiraten (2,3)
Indonesian: nikah|menikahi, nikah|menikah
mid
Japanese: ���� (������, kekkon-suru)
Spanish: casar
Portuguese: casar

Anagrams
dew

Category:English verbs which are their own past participle


Dutch

Verb
wed

  1. First person singular present tense of wedden

fr:wed
io:wed
id:wed
nl:wed
pl:wed
te:wed
vi:wed
uk:wed
zh:wed

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