Wed (Verb)
Meaning 1
Perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The priest wed the young couple in a beautiful outdoor ceremony.
- The couple was wed in a private ceremony at their home.
- They got engaged on New Year's Eve and were wed six months later.
- It was a lovely spring morning when they decided to wed on the beach.
- Their wedding day had finally arrived and they were formally wed by a local judge.
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Meaning 2
Take in marriage.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The young couple decided to wed in a private ceremony surrounded by their closest friends and family.
- After dating for five years, they finally decided to wed on the beach where they first met.
- Their whirlwind romance led to a hasty decision to wed within a few months of meeting each other.
- Despite their families' objections, the couple chose to wed in a small town to avoid any interference.
- They fell deeply in love and wed a year later in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at sunset.