'Wed' definitions:

Definition of 'wed'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having been taken in marriage [syn: wed, wedded]
noun
The fourth day of the week; the third working day [syn: Wednesday, Midweek, Wed]
verb
Take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse]
verb
Perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice]

Definition of 'Wed'

From: GCIDE
  • Wed \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security]. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Wed'

From: GCIDE
  • Wed \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[aum]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth. See Wed, n.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. [1913 Webster]
  • With this ring I thee wed. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
  • I saw thee first, and wedded thee. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. [1913 Webster]
  • And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou art wedded to calamity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Men are wedded to their lusts. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
  • [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Wed'

From: GCIDE
  • Wed \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[aum]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth. See Wed, n.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. [1913 Webster]
  • With this ring I thee wed. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]
  • I saw thee first, and wedded thee. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. [1913 Webster]
  • And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou art wedded to calamity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Men are wedded to their lusts. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
  • [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Wed'

From: GCIDE
  • Wed \Wed\, v. i. To contact matrimony; to marry. "When I shall wed." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'wed'

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