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

Jaidyn was buried in a white dress, because, according to Judith, "she was never going to wear a wedding dress, she was never going to have what she should have had".

From BBC

Heather Follows had been travelling to her sister's wedding in Canada with her children but was told her flight with BA had been cancelled due to an engine issue.

From BBC

Brooklyn, the Beckhams' eldest child, alleged his parents tried "endlessly to ruin" his relationship, and accused his mother Victoria of hijacking their first wedding dance.

From BBC

In contrast to the danse macabre sequences at the deathbed, Jill overhears the “celebratory sound” of a neighbor’s back yard evening wedding by torchlight.

From Los Angeles Times

Designers cater to an extremely exclusive clientele able to purchase pieces for thousands of dollars intended for red carpets, galas, weddings or other public events.

From Barron's

Related Words

• dedicate
• marry