wed

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1. wed - Noun

2. wed - Verb

4. wed - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A pledge; a pawn.

of Wed

To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse.

To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.

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

To take to one's self and support; to espouse.

To contact matrimony; to marry.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of Lochinvar. Walter Scott

Som thingis that prouoke young men to wed in haste, Show after weddyng, that hast maketh waste. John Heywood

Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives. William Shakespeare

To heal the lovers aching heart, Give him a virgin to wed. Kiganda Proverb

Better wed over the mixen than over the moor. English Proverb

Always to court and never to wed is the happiest life that ever was led. English Proverb

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