Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
2. (transitive) To take as one's spouse.
3. (intransitive) To take a spouse.
4. (reciprocal) To take each other as a spouse.
5. (figuratively, transitive) To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.
6. (figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
7. (Northern England, Scotland) To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.

Example Sentences

The priest wed the couple.

And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her.

She wed her first love.

In 1989, he wed Playmate Kimberley Conrad, a marriage that ended in 2010. In 2013, he married his younger girlfriend, Crystal Harris, with whom he was still wed at the time of his death.

They will wed in the summer.

On the rock above was an inscription in three words. Ayesha translated it. It was `Wedded in Death.' What was the life-story of these two, who, of a truth, were beautiful in their lives, and in their death were not divided?

I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.

Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity.

Word Forms

• weds
• wedding
• wed
• wedded

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When Should You Use Wed?

Use wed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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