wed
verb (used with object)
to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
had wed
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past perfectof wed.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This was news to Taylor-Joy’s fans, many of whom believed the actress had wed longtime partner, musician Malcolm McRae in Italy last year.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024
On Wednesday, Mr. Fry noted that about one-in-four unmarried 40-year-olds in 2001 had wed by age 60 two decades later, in 2021.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
And only their family and closest friends knew they had wed in an intimate backyard ceremony in Ventura County two days earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Very few people knew it yet, but she was in the process of separating from her husband, fellow Nashville singer Michael Ray, whom she had wed several months prior.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2021
The Lannisters had all the gold of easterly Rock, and had wed the wealth of Highgarden.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
