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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wed•ding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the act or ceremony of marrying.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wed•ding (wed′ing),USA pronunciation n. - the act or ceremony of marrying;
marriage;
nuptials. - the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration:They invited guests to their silver wedding.
- the act or an instance of blending or joining, esp. opposite or contrasting elements:a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism.
- Businessa merger.
adj. - of or pertaining to a wedding:the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English weddung. See wed, -ing1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See marriage.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wedding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ n - the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage
- (as modifier): wedding day
- the anniversary of a marriage (in such combinations as silver wedding or diamond wedding)
wed /wɛd/USA pronunciation v. [not: be + ~-ing], wed•ded or wed, wed•ding. - to marry: [~ + object]They were wed in July.[no object]They wed in July.
we'd /wid/USA pronunciation - Pronouns[contraction.]a shortened form of we had, we should, or we would.
Wed., an abbreviation of:- Wednesday.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wed (wed),USA pronunciation v., wed•ded or wed, wed•ding. v.t. - to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony;
take as one's husband or wife. - to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock;
marry. - to bind by close or lasting ties;
attach firmly:She wedded herself to the cause of the poor. - to blend together or unite inseparably:a novel that weds style and content perfectly.
v.i. - to contract marriage;
marry. - to become united or to blend:a building that will wed with the landscape.
- bef. 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian to pledge; cognate with German wetten to bet, Old Norse vethja to pledge
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged combine, fuse, merge.
we'd (wēd),USA pronunciation - Pronounscontraction of we had, we should, or we would.
Wed., - Wednesday.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wed /wɛd/ vb (weds, wedding, wedded, wed)- to take (a person of the opposite sex) as a husband or wife; marry
- (transitive) to join (two people) in matrimony
- (transitive) to unite closely
Etymology: Old English weddian; related to Old Frisian weddia, Old Norse vethja, Gothic wadi pledge |