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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WED, v.t. [L., to give bail; a league; probably both are of one family.]
1. To marry; to take for a husband or for wife.
--Since the day I saw thee first, and wedded thee.
2. To join in marriage.
And Adam, wedded to another Eve, shall live with her--
3. To unite closely in affection; to attach firmly. WE are apt to be wedded to our own customs and opinions.
Men are wedded to their lusts.
4. To unite for ever.
Thou art wedded to calamity.
5. To espouse; to take part with.
They wedded his cause.
WED, v.i. To marry; to contract matrimony.
When shall I wed?
WED, n. A pledge.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having been taken in marriage [syn: wed, wedded] n
1: the fourth day of the week; the third working day [syn: Wednesday, Midweek, Wed] v
1: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse]
2: 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]

Merriam Webster's

verb (wedded; also wed; wedding) Etymology: Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti, Gothic wadi, Latin vad-, vas bail, security Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony ; marry 2. to join in marriage 3. to unite as if by marriage: as a. to place in close or intimate association <films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music — Gerald Early> b. to link by commitment or custom <never wed herself to the cause> <was wed to the old ways> intransitive verb to enter into matrimony • wedder noun

Merriam Webster's

Date: 1603 we had ; we would ; we should

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation see We

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. & intr. (wedding; past and past part. wedded or wed) 1 usu. formal or literary a tr. & intr. marry. b tr. join in marriage. 2 tr. unite (wed efficiency to economy). 3 tr. (as wedded adj.) of or in marriage (wedded bliss). 4 tr. (as wedded adj.) (foll. by to) obstinately attached or devoted (to a pursuit etc.). Etymology: OE weddian to pledge f. Gmc

Oxford Reference Dictionary

contr. 1 we had. 2 we should; we would.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security]. --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wed Wed, v. i. To contact matrimony; to marry. ``When I shall wed.'' --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(weds, wedded) Note: The form 'wed' is used in the present tense and is the past tense. The past participle can be either 'wed' or 'wedded'. If one person weds another or if two people wed or are wed, they get married. (JOURNALISM or OLD-FASHIONED) In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim... The couple wed late at night in front of just nine guests... = marry V-RECIP: no cont, V n, pl-n V see also newlywed, wedded

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. We'd is the usual spoken form of 'we had', especially when 'had' is an auxiliary verb. Come on, George, we'd better get back now... At the time we'd really nothing to tell the police. 2. We'd is the usual spoken form of 'we would'. I don't know how we'd have managed without her!

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Marry, espouse. 2. Join in marriage, give in wedlock. 3. Attach firmly, unite closely in affection. 4. Unite forever, connect indissolubly. II. v. n. Marry, contract matrimony.

Moby Thesaurus

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