wed

¹

[wed]

verb (used with object)

wedded, wed, wedding. 

1. to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.

2. to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry.

3. to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly.

   She wedded herself to the cause of economic justice.

4. to blend together or unite inseparably.

   a novel that weds style and content perfectly.

   Synonyms: merge, fuse, combine

verb (used without object)

wedded, wed, wedding. 

1. to contract marriage; marry.

2. to become united or to blend.

   a building that will wed with the landscape.

we'd

²

[weed]

1. contraction of we had:

   Sometimes I wish we'd bought a bigger house.

2. contraction of we would:

   Of course we'd be happy to donate to the school's fundraiser.

Wed.

³

abbreviation

1. Wednesday.

wed

¹

/ wɛd /

verb

1. to take (a person of the opposite sex) as a husband or wife; marry

2. (tr) to join (two people) in matrimony

3. (tr) to unite closely

Wed.

²

abbreviation

1. Wednesday

we'd

³

/ wɪd, wiːd /

contraction

1. we had or we would

Usage

See contraction.

Other Word Forms

• interwed verb (used without object) interwed, interwedded, interwedding
• rewed verb
• unwed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wed¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian “to pledge, marry, get married”; cognate with German wetten “to bet,” Old Norse vethja “to pledge”

Word History and Origins

Origin of wed¹

Old English weddian; related to Old Frisian weddia, Old Norse vethja, Gothic wadi pledge

Related Words

• dedicate 
• marry