n. | 1. | A pledge; a pawn. |
v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. | |
2. | To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. | |
3. | Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. | |
4. | To take to one's self and support; to espouse. | |
v. i. | 1. | To contact matrimony; to marry. |
Noun | 1. | Wed - the fourth day of the week; the third working day Synonyms: Wednesday |
Verb | 1. | wed - take in marriage |
2. | wed - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" | |
Adj. | 1. | wed - having been taken in marriage Synonyms: wedded |
WED. A covenant or agreement; whence a wedded husband.
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