wed

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/ wɛd /

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verb (used with object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.

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

to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly: She wedded herself to the cause of economic justice.

to blend together or unite inseparably: a novel that weds style and content perfectly.

verb (used without object), wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

to contract marriage; marry.

to become united or to blend: a building that will wed with the landscape.

OTHER WORDS FOR wed

4 combine, fuse, merge.

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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”

OTHER WORDS FROM wed

in·ter·wed, verb (used without object), in·ter·wed or in·ter·wed·ded, in·ter·wed·ding.re·wed, verb, re·wed·ded, re·wed·ding.un·wed, adjective

Words nearby wed

web-toed, webwheel, webworm, webzine, Wechsler Scales, wed, wedded, Weddell Sea, wedding, wedding anniversary, wedding breakfast

Other definitions for wed (2 of 3)

we'd

[ weed ]

/ wid /

contraction of we had:Sometimes I wish we'd bought a bigger house.

contraction of we would:Of course we'd be happy to donate to the school's fundraiser.

usage note for we'd

See contraction.

Other definitions for wed (3 of 3)

Wed.

abbreviation

Wednesday.

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How to use wed in a sentence

The Browns, for all intents and purposes, are wedded to Mayfield.
What to know from NFL Week 6: Bill Belichick let Mike McCarthy off the hook|Adam Kilgore|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
A workers group backed by Marxist students went on strike at a factory seeking better conditions and pay, exposing the hypocrisy of a so-called socialist state that in truth is wedded to private profit.
Who Are You Calling a Communist?|Charu Kasturi|August 24, 2021|Ozy
The covid-19 pandemic has revealed how even financial institutions that considered themselves digitally advanced are, in reality, still wedded to analog processes along the chain of processing.
Banks need to strike the right balance for digital transformation|Martha Leibs|January 15, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Pelosi has expressed the desire to pass a bill before the election but made clear Thursday that she was not wedded to that timeline if she does not get what she wants.
Senate Republicans fume as Mnuchin gives ground to Pelosi in search of deal|Erica Werner, Jeff Stein|October 22, 2020|Washington Post

Even those set to wed embraced the style on their special day.
The Best-Dressed Way to Say Goodbye|Justin Jones|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though there was allegedly an injury, charges were dropped due to lack of evidence, and she wed him a day after his arrest.
When Women Attack: The Hope Solo Double Standard|Keli Goff|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Similarly, Ray Rice wed his bride, Janay Palmer, one day after being indicted for assaulting her.
When Women Attack: The Hope Solo Double Standard|Keli Goff|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the announcement, van der Sloot will wed 24-year-old Leidy Carol Figueroa Uceda, an accountant who lives in Lima.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Same-sex couples were legally wed to his performance of “Same Love” at the Grammys.
Macklemore, the Grammy Winning Rapper, Is a 9/11 Truther Who Likes to Play Anti-Semitic Dress-Up|Emily Shire, Marlow Stern|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But before permitting you to go I wish, not having been able to wed you myself, to betroth you to the one you have chosen.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
I longed to hear her and to see her always; I would have died in rapture at her side, but I was never fain to wed her.
Marguerite|Anatole France
In this same year of 1816, she hoped in vain to wed a Troisville, but he was already married.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
But she said she would wed no man, and told him to search the whole wide world for some one more beautiful.
The Whale and the Grasshopper|Seumas O'Brien
Marius looks elsewhere for a wife—unless mademoiselle of her own free will should elect to wed him—a thing unlikely.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for wed (1 of 3)

wed

/ (wɛd) /

verb weds, wedding, wedded or wed

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

(tr) to join (two people) in matrimony

(tr) to unite closely

Word Origin for wed

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

British Dictionary definitions for wed (2 of 3)

we'd

/ (wiːd, unstressed wɪd) /

contraction of

we had or we would

British Dictionary definitions for wed (3 of 3)