"wed" meaning in English

See wed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Abbreviation

IPA: /'wεd/ Audio: en-us-wed.ogg [US] Forms: Wed
enPR: wĕdʹ Head templates: {{abbreviation|Wed}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Short for Wednesday, used only in writing.
    Sense id: simple-wed-en-abbrev-qlJ2rUEg

Verb

IPA: /'wεd/ Audio: en-us-wed.ogg [US] Forms: wed [past], wed [past, participle], wed [canonical], weds [third-person, singular], wedded [past], wedded [past, participle], wedding [present, participle]
enPR: wĕdʹ Head templates: {{verb2|wed|weds|wed|wed|wedding}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|wed|d}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When people wed they become married. Wed is an old word, most people say marry now.
    Sense id: simple-wed-en-verb-LWt3UnrG Categories (other): Old words
  2. When two things are wed they are made into one thing.
    Sense id: simple-wed-en-verb-jNxHSNsh
  3. The past tense and past participle of wed.
    Sense id: simple-wed-en-verb-FsUfH~bb
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