英语词汇“wed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	wed
释义	wed I. \ˈwed\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wedd pledge, agreement, security; akin to Old High German wetti pledge, Old Norse veth, Gothic wadi, Latin vad-,vas bail, security 1. dialect Britain : a person or thing given or deposited as a pledge 2. dialect Britain : stake, wager II. verb (wedded also wed ; wedded also wed ; wedding ; weds) Etymology: Middle English wedden to engage, pledge, marry, from Old English weddian; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old Norse vethja to wager, Gothic gawadjon to espouse, marry, Old English wedd pledge *transitive verb* 1. : to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry < bring me to your mother's house and there I will wed you — Padraic Colum > < with this ring I thee wed — Book of Com. Prayer > 2. : to join or bind in marriage < he was wedded on July 12 — Francis Hackett > < the book gives the name of the minister who wed them > 3. dialect Britain : engage, pledge, wager 4. a. : to unite or join firmly as if by the affections or bond of marriage < has wed himself to the traditions of his people > < soon she too was … wedded to the place — S.T.Williamson > < was wed to misfortune at birth > b. : to place in close or intimate association < the far distant day when coal was wedded to iron — G.M.Trevelyan > < has invested millions of dollars to wed farm and factory in continuous cycles of production — Current Biography > < the English pantomime … weds music hall and the fairy tale — Henry Hewes > 5. archaic : to lend support to (as a cause) : espouse *intransitive verb* : to enter into matrimony < she wed while still very young >
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