wed

¹

[ wed ]

verb (used with object)

, wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

1. to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
2. to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry.
3. to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly:

   She wedded herself to the cause of economic justice.

4. to blend together or unite inseparably:

   a novel that weds style and content perfectly.

   Synonyms: merge, fuse, combine

verb (used without object)

, wed·ded or wed, wed·ding.

1. to contract marriage; marry.
2. to become united or to blend:

   a building that will wed with the landscape.

we'd

²

[ weed ]

1. contraction of we had:

   Sometimes I wish we'd bought a bigger house.

2. contraction of we would:

   Of course we'd be happy to donate to the school's fundraiser.

Wed.

³

abbreviation for

1. Wednesday.

wed

¹

/ wɛd /

verb

1. to take (a person of the opposite sex) as a husband or wife; marry
2. tr to join (two people) in matrimony
3. tr to unite closely

we'd

²

/ wɪd; wiːd /

contraction of

1. we had or we would

Wed.

³

abbreviation for

1. Wednesday

Usage Note

See contraction.

Other Words From

• inter·wed verb (used without object) interwed or interwedded interwedding
• re·wed verb rewedded rewedding
• un·wed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wed¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian “to pledge, marry, get married”; cognate with German wetten “to bet,” Old Norse vethja “to pledge”

Word History and Origins

Origin of wed¹

Old English weddian; related to Old Frisian weddia, Old Norse vethja, Gothic wadi pledge

Example Sentences

But is this a before or after picture, and is Nessa a wedding ring kinda gal anyway?

From BBC

In the final episode, he made a cameo appearance as himself, arriving as a guest at Nessa’s wedding as she prepared to marry fiance Dave Coaches.

From BBC

At one end of the Haslegrave Ground on the university campus, in the shadow of English cricket's National Performance Centre, is a marquee, big enough to hold the swankiest wedding.

From BBC

I’m very lucky that my mom is a wedding planner.

From Los Angeles Times

They said Ms Allen-Wyatt used multiple reasons for not doing them, including car crashes, lack of pitch availability, schedule clashes, her hen party and her wedding.

From BBC

Related Words

• dedicate
• marry