The meaning of WED is to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry. How to use wed in a sentence.

WED definition: 1. If two people wed, or one person weds another, they get married, used especially in newspapers…. Learn more.

1. to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony; take as one's husband or wife. 2. to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry. 3. to bind; attach firmly: to wed oneself to the cause of …

Jun 2, 2025 · wed (third-person singular simple present weds, present participle wedding, simple past and past participle wed or wedded) The priest wed the couple. She wed her first love. In …

1) "Wed" is a verb, typically used to indicate the act of getting married or the act of arranging or engaging someone for marriage. It is an old-fashioned or formal word for "marry".

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb wed, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Wed definition: to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.. See examples of WED used in a sentence.

wed (wed), v., wed•ded or wed, wed•ding. v.t. to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony; take as one's husband or wife. to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry. to bind by …

His cousin was about to wed. [V (non-recip)] Synonyms: get married, marry, be united, tie the knot [informal] More Synonyms of wed

The verb wed is mainly used in a formal context — marry is more common. You can also use either word to mean "join in marriage" or "perform a marriage ceremony," like when the …