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Wed Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Wed? [n] the fourth day of the week; the third working day [adj] having been taken in marriage [v] take in marriage [v] perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Wed: conjoin \| espouse \| get hitched with \| get married \| hook up with \| married \| marry \| wedded \| Wednesday Related Terms \| Find terms related to Wed: See Also \| inmarry \| intermarry \| mismarry \| officiate \| remarry \| solemnise \| solemnize \| unify \| unite \| weekday \| wive Wed In Webster's Dictionary \Wed\ (w[e^]d), n. [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD. wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. ve[eth] a pledge, Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith. vad[*u]ti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis, bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. ?, ? a prize. Cf. {Athlete}, {Gage} a pledge, {Wage}.] A pledge; a pawn. [Obs.] --Gower. Piers Plowman. Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security]. --Chaucer. \Wed\, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan. vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth. See {Wed}, n.] 1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. With this ring I thee wed. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. I saw thee first, and wedded thee. --Milton. 2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. --Milton. 3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. Thou art wedded to calamity. --Shak. Men are wedded to their lusts. --Tillotson. [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. --Cowper. 4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. --Clarendon. \Wed\, v. i. To contact matrimony; to marry. ``When I shall wed.'' --Shak.

Wed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wed?

[n] the fourth day of the week; the third working day
[adj] having been taken in marriage
[v] take in marriage
[v] perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

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Wed In Webster's Dictionary

\Wed\ (w[e^]d), n. [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD.
wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. ve[eth] a pledge,
Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith.
vad[*u]ti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis,
bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. ?, ? a prize.
Cf. {Athlete}, {Gage} a pledge, {Wage}.]
A pledge; a pawn. [Obs.] --Gower. Piers Plowman.

      Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a
      security].                               --Chaucer.


\Wed\, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant,
promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D.
wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan.
vedde, Sw. v["a]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.
See {Wed}, n.]
1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to
   marry; to espouse.

         With this ring I thee wed.            --Bk. of Com.
                                               Prayer.

         I saw thee first, and wedded thee.    --Milton.

2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.

         And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with
         her.                                  --Milton.

3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of
   marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly.

         Thou art wedded to calamity.          --Shak.

         Men are wedded to their lusts.        --Tillotson.

         [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.
                                               --Cowper.

4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.]

         They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.
                                               --Clarendon.


\Wed\, v. i.
To contact matrimony; to marry. ``When I shall wed.'' --Shak.

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