Definitions for WED
wɛdwed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Wednesday, Midweek, Wedadjective

   the fourth day of the week; the third working day

2. wed, weddedverb

   having been taken in marriage

3. marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouseverb

   take in marriage

4. marry, wed, tie, spliceverb

   perform a marriage ceremony

   "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wedverb

   To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

   The priest wed the couple.

2. wedverb

   To take as one's spouse.

   She wed her first love.

3. wedverb

   To take a spouse.

4. wedverb

   To join (more or less permanently)

5. wedcontraction

   we had

6. wedcontraction

   we should

7. wedcontraction

   we would

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To WEDverb

   Etymology: wedian , Saxon.

   1. To marry; to take for husband or wife.

   If one by one you wedded all the world,
   Or, from the all that are, took something good
   To make a perfect woman; she you kill’d
   Would be unparalell’d. William Shakespeare.

   Never did thy beauty, since the day
   I saw thee first, and wedded thee, adorn’d
   With all perfection, so inflame my senses. John Milton.

   Cloe, blind to wit and worth,
   Weds the rich dullness of some son of earth. Alexander Pope.

   2. To join in marriage.

   In Syracusa was I born, and wed
   Unto a woman happy but for me. William Shakespeare.

   Then I shall be no more;
   And Adam, wedded to another Eve,
   Shall live with her. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The woman in us still prosecutes a deceit like that begun in the garden; and our understandings are wedded to an Eve, as fatal as the mother of their miseries. Joseph Glanvill.

   3. To unite for ever.

   Affliction is enamour’d of thy parts,
   And thou art wedded to calamity. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Jul.

   4. To take for ever.

   Though the principal men of the house of commons were again elected to serve in this parliament, yet they were far from wedding the war, or taking themselves to be concerned to make good any declaration made by the former. Edward Hyde.

   They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. Edward Hyde.

   5. To unite by love or fondness.

   Men are wedded to their lusts, and resolved upon a wicked course; and so it becomes their interest to wish there were no God. John Tillotson, Sermons.

2. To Wedverb

   To contract matrimony.

   When I shall wed,
   That lord whose hand shall take my plight, shall carry
   Half my love with him, half my care and duty. William Shakespeare.

   To love, to wed,
   For Hymen’s rites, and for the marriage bed
   You were ordain’d. John Suckling.

   Nor took I Guiscard, by blind fancy led,
   Or hasty choice as many women wed;
   But with deliberate care. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wed

   1) "Wed" is a verb, typically used to indicate the act of getting married or the act of arranging or engaging someone for marriage. It is an old-fashioned or formal word for "marry". 2) "Wed" can also be an abbreviation used for "Wednesday", one of the seven days of the week. 3) In some usage, "Wed" can be short for "wedding", a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. 4) In the world of business, "WED" can also stand for "World Environment Day", a day dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Wednoun

   a pledge; a pawn

2. Wed

   of Wed

3. Wednoun

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

4. Wednoun

   to join in marriage; to give in wedlock

5. Wednoun

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

6. Wednoun

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

7. Wedverb

   to contact matrimony; to marry

8. Etymology: [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. veja, Dan. vedde, Sw. vdja to appeal, Goth. gawadjn to betroth. See Wed, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wed

   wed, v.t. to marry: to join in marriage: to unite closely.—v.i. to marry:—pr.p. wed′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. wed′ded or wed.—adj. Wed′ded, married: belonging to marriage: clasped together.—ns. Wed′ding, marriage: marriage ceremony; Wed′ding-bed, the bridal bed; Wed′ding-cake, a highly decorated cake served at a wedding, and also divided among absent friends.—n.pl. Wed′ding-cards, complimentary cards of a newly married pair, sent to friends.—ns. Wed′ding-day, day of marriage; Wed′ding-dower, marriage portion; Wed′ding-dress, a bride's dress; Wed′ding-fāvour, white rosette worn by men at a wedding; Wed′ding-gar′ment, garment worn at a wedding; Wed′ding-ring, a plain ring given by the groom to the bride at a wedding.—Penny wedding, a wedding where the guests paid for the entertainment, and sometimes contributed to the outfit; Silver, Golden, Diamond wedding, the celebrations of the 25th, 50th, and 60th anniversaries of a wedding. [A.S. weddian, to engage, to marry (Ger. wetten, to wager)—wed, a pledge; Goth. wadi, Ger. wette, a bet.]

2. Wed

   wed, n. a pledge, security—(Scot.) Wad.—v.t. to wager. [A.S. wed, a pledge.]

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1. WED

   What does WED stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the WED acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Anagrams for WED »

1. dew

2. DEW

How to pronounce WED?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WED in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WED in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of WED in a Sentence

1. Cindy Findley:

   What wed find is children would go through the entire school year and not be up-to-date with their vaccinations and basically carry on to the next age group.

2. Euan Rannachan:

   The shark in my image is a female and her name is Squirrel. Wed been with her for a while. We have these people on the boat called shark wranglers and they throw these two-foot chunks of tuna to get the shark close to the surface.

3. Joe Biden:

   I think one of the most significant things weve done in our administration is pass the Affordable Care Act, i dont know why wed get rid of what in fact was working and move to something totally new. And so, there are differences.

4. Tony Pryor:

   Wed love to have more domestic help and have more locals come out and be lifeguards, we just dont know what the answer is.

5. Jeffrey Lewis:

   Rob Mathis told a local news outlet. Rob Mathis said Rob Mathis found a framed Ku Klux Klax application displayed in the home of Muskegon Police Officer Charles Anderson during a real estate tour. ( Rob Mathis / via Facebook) Rob Mathis described what Rob Mathis saw in a viral Facebook post that prompted city officials to look into the matter. The inquiry was intended to determine whether Muskegon Police Officer Charles Anderson, who is white, violated city policy. Some questions arose that wed like to have further answered.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WED
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wed
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WED
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WED
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WED
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=WED