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wedded

verb adjective

To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
D
Contains
ED
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛdəd/ /ˈwɛdəd/

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Definitions

verb

  1. To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

    “The priest wed the couple.”

  2. To take as one's spouse.

    “She wed her first love.”

  3. To take a spouse.

  4. To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.

    “I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.”

  5. To take to oneself and support; to espouse.

  6. To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.

    “I'd wed my head on that.”

adjective

  1. (of a couple) Joined in marriage.

  2. Joined as if in a marriage.

    “She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.”

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Example Sentences

The priest wed the couple.
She wed her first love.
I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.
I'd wed my head on that.
She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.

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