26984 words

wed

7 definitions • 10 examples
1
If two people wed, or one person weds another, they get married, used especially in newspapers:

Examples:

The couple eventually wed after an 18-year engagement.
Raised in Chicago, she wed her college sweetheart in 1949.
2
to perform a ceremony in which two people are married, or to arrange for someone to be married:

Examples:

The two women were wed by the mayor of San Francisco on the first day of legal same-sex marriages in California.
She was wedded to a man from her community.
3
to combine two things, ideas, etc.:

Examples:

In the character of Silver, Stevenson weds good and bad.
The song cycle weds the music of Philip Glass with the words of songwriter Leonard Cohen.
The movie weds horror to dark comedy.
4

Examples:

He was wed for forty years to his teenage sweetheart.
informal You don't have to be a resident to get wed in Las Vegas.
5
written abbreviation for
6
to marry someone:

Examples:

[ I ] They are planning to wed in June.
7
abbreviation for Wednesday

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