Collocations for "wed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wed" in context.
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wed
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- literary: the [priest, minister, rabbi] wed [them, the couple]
- literary: [John] wed [Jane]
- literary: they wed each other
- literary: wed on [Saturday, the beach]
- literary: wed in [a church, the park, the spring]
- literary: [have announced] (that) they are to wed
- literary: with this ring I thee wed
- technology [must, should, needs to] be wedded to
- UK: the newly-wed [couple, bride, groom]
- a recently-wed [couple]
- they are [newly, recently, legally] wed
'wed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):