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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

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Wed.

2

abbreviation

  1. Wednesday

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we'd

3

/ wɪd, wiːd /

contraction

  1. we had or we would

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Other Word Forms

  • interwed verb (used without object) interwed, interwedded, interwedding
  • rewed verb
  • unwed adjective
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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”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wed1

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

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She was 17 when they wed, beginning a royal partnership that seemed cribbed from a fairytale and would span almost seven decades.

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But even the day before their wedding, there was a shadow over the relationship, he says.

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The couple, who wed in 2023, have been splitting their time between the Windy City, where they now have a home, and Texas, where Biles is originally from.

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As the mall fell into disrepair, she posted stunts on social media to try to generate business, including a fake wedding ceremony to declare her marriage to the mall.

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He also became the engine that kept the club solvent and thriving, partly by offering the property as a wedding venue.

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