VERB | social | wed, marry, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | take in marriage |
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social | wed, marry, tie, splice | perform a marriage ceremony | |
ADJECTIVE | all | wed, wedded | having been taken in marriage |
NOUN | time | Wed, Wednesday, Midweek | the fourth day of the week |
Sounds | weh'd | |
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Rhymes | abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd... |
Meaning | Having been taken in marriage. | |
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Synonym | wedded | |
Broader | married | joined / joined in matrimony |
Spanish | casado |
Meaning | The fourth day of the week; the third working day. | |
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Synonyms | Wednesday, Midweek | |
Broader | weekday | Any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) |
Spanish | miércoles | |
Catalan | dimecres |
Meaning | Take in marriage. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam and Sue wed | |
Synonyms | marry, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | |
Entailed by | divorce, split up | Get a divorce |
Narrower | inmarry | marry within one's own tribe or group |
intermarry | marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group | |
mismarry | marry an unsuitable partner | |
remarry | marry, not for the first time | |
wive | marry a woman, take a wife | |
wive | Take (someone) as a wife | |
Broader | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
Similar to | marry, wed, tie, splice | Perform a marriage ceremony |
Spanish | casarse, casar, contraer nupcias, desposar, enlazarse, llevar al altar, matrimoniarse, unirse en matrimonio | |
Catalan | casar-se, casar, contreure matrimoni | |
Nouns | wedding | the act of marrying / marrying |
Meaning | Perform a marriage ceremony. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "We were wed the following week" | |
Synonyms | marry, tie, splice | |
Narrower | solemnize, solemnise | Perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies |
Broader | officiate | Act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding |
Similar to | marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | Take in marriage |
Spanish | casar, unir en matrimonio | |
Catalan | casar | |
Nouns | wedding | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
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