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wife

/wæf/ verb C2
  1. To marry (a woman). (colloquial)

He/she/it wifes · Past wifed · Past participle wifed · -ing form wifing

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Verb forms

Base form
wife
He/she/it
wifes
Past
wifed
Past participle
wifed
-ing form
wifing

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I hadn’t much time to make it all clear to Barker and to my wife; but they understood enough to be able to help me.
The Valley of Fear, p. 99 · C1
A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 57 · B2
When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
Mercédès is not yet your wife.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 26 · C1

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