spouse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspaʊs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/spaʊs, spaʊz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. spous, spouz; v. spouz, spous)


Inflections of 'spouse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
spouses
v 3rd person singular
spousing
v pres p
spoused
v past
spoused
v past p

spouse
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Sense: Noun: life partner
Synonyms:
partner Collocations, husband Collocations, other half (informal), better half (informal), wife Collocations, bride, groom Collocations, bridegroom, mate Collocations, companion Collocations, marriage partner, marital partner, life partner, common-law wife, common-law husband, consort


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