wed
/ˈwɛd/ verb B2- To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony. · The priest wed the couple.
- To take as one's spouse. · She wed her first love.
- To take a spouse.
- To take each other as a spouse. · They will wed in the summer.
- To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage. · I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.
- To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
He/she/it weds · Past wed · Past participle wed · -ing form wedding
Verb forms
- Base form
- wed
- He/she/it
- weds
- Past
- wed
- Past participle
- wed
- -ing form
- wedding
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
Beside him glided Caderousse, whose desire to partake of the good things provided for the wedding party had induced him to become reconciled to the Dantès, father and son, although there still lingered in his mind a faint and unperfect recollection of the events of the preceding night; just as the brain retains on waking in the morning the dim and misty outline of a dream.
“They’ve taken his wedding ring!” he gasped.
Master always wore his plain gold wedding ring on the little finger of his left hand.
There’s the nugget and there’s the snake, but the wedding ring is gone.”
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