wed

¹ American  

[wed] / wɛd /

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

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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 American  

[weed] / wid /

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.

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Wed. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Wednesday.

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wed ¹ British  

/ 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

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Wed. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Wednesday

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we'd ³ British  

/ wɪd, wiːd /

contraction

1. we had or we would

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Usage

See contraction.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of wed

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”

Example Sentences

For instance, she said, she made three small baskets for the children of a friend and was delighted when one used her basket to carry flower petals to toss during a wedding.

From Los Angeles Times

Plans for the King's Ayrshire estate to add a new events space for luxury weddings have been unveiled.

From BBC

Family friends on both sides who months before had been dancing at our wedding lost their homes or found themselves displaced.

From Los Angeles Times

Holly has been cancer-free for more than three years and is planning her wedding, but says there are days that being diagnosed so young leaves her "screaming and crying".

From BBC

Fighting back tears as she placed flowers at the scene on Monday, Joanne said Sarah – who was a bridesmaid at her wedding – "left a mark with absolutely everyone she met".

From BBC

Related Words

• dedicate
• marry