Advertisement
wed
1[wed]
verb (used with object)
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)
to contract marriage; marry.
to become united or to blend.
a building that will wed with the landscape.
we'd
2[weed]
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.
Wed.
3abbreviation
Wednesday.
wed
1/ wɛd /
verb
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
Wed.
2abbreviation
Wednesday
we'd
3/ wɪd, wiːd /
contraction
we had or we would
Usage
Other Word Forms
- interwed verb (used without object) interwed, interwedded, interwedding
- rewed verb
- unwed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wed1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wed1
Example Sentences
A book on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding was among the gifts accepted over the previous three years.
The youngest of four children, she was teased by her siblings for remembering family events for what they ate—like the baked salmon at a wedding or mom’s pizza.
The 31-year-old from New York had the treatment last year as part of her "wedding glow up", shortly before she was due to get married.
Philip’s first role is quite complex: He plays a Canadian man getting married to a young Japanese woman in a show wedding for her conservative parents.
“It wasn’t just any cake tin. It was the heart-shaped tin I had used to bake my own wedding cake,” Ms. Wilson, a British chef and food author, explains in her wise, engaging memoir.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
