wed

[ wed ]

/ wɛd /

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verb (used with object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.

to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry.

to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly: She wedded herself to the cause of the poor.

to blend together or unite inseparably: a novel that weds style and content perfectly.

verb (used without object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

to contract marriage; marry.

to become united or to blend: a building that will wed with the landscape.

Origin of wed

before 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian to pledge; cognate with German wetten to bet, Old Norse vethja to pledge

SYNONYMS FOR wed

4 combine, fuse, merge.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wed

in·ter·wed, verb (used without object), in·ter·wed or in·ter·wed·ded, in·ter·wed·ding. re·wed, verb, re·wed·ded, re·wed·ding. un·wed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for unwed

Almost three in five births to unwed women are to women who are cohabitating with a partner.

Unwed Women in the United States Are Having Fewer Babies |Brandy Zadrozny |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These days, a child born to an unwed mother is much more likely to be part of a cohabiting family.

Unwed Women in the United States Are Having Fewer Babies |Brandy Zadrozny |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The shaming of unwed mothers is hardly limited to one religious tradition.

Why Is the Mormon Church Getting Out of the Adoption Business? |Kathryn Joyce |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The other part of the female breadwinner equation focuses on the steep rise in unwed mothers.

Pew Study Shows Women Leading Breadwinners in 40 Percent of Households |CNBC |May 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Among women without college degrees, and of all races, unwed motherhood has become the norm.

How Do We Fix Straight Marriage? |David Frum |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Much has been written about the unwed, middle-aged woman; her fussiness, her primness, her angularity of mind and body.

The Best Short Stories of 1917 |Various
The staid and harassed brother of three unwed and selfish sisters is an under dog.

The Best Short Stories of 1917 |Various
Better for thee to have died childless and unwed than thus to bring shame on thy father and all thy kinsfolk and people.

Stories from the Iliad |H. L. Havell
And the youngest-born, the Lady Lucy, I take it, is yet unwed?

The White Rose of Langley |Emily Sarah Holt
The pitying world looks on and measures the unwed lovers' loss, but who can measure their gain?

The Land of Long Ago |Eliza Calvert Hall

British Dictionary definitions for unwed

wed

/ (wɛd) /

verb weds, wedding, wedded or wed

to take (a person of the opposite sex) as a husband or wife; marry

(tr) to join (two people) in matrimony

(tr) to unite closely

Word Origin for wed

Old English weddian; related to Old Frisian weddia, Old Norse vethja, Gothic wadi pledge

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wed

verb (used with object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

verb (used without object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

Origin of wed

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verb weds, wedding, wedded or wed

Word Origin for wed

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wed

verb (used with object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

verb (used without object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

Origin of wed

SYNONYMS FOR wed

OTHER WORDS FROM wed

Words nearby wed

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verb weds, wedding, wedded or wed

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