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wed

US /wɛd/

verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

take in marriage

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The couple will wed in a small ceremony next month.

Word Family

NounNoun
wed gốc wedding
VerbVerb
wed gốc
AdjectiveAdj
wed gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • marrytake in marriage
  • espousechoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

Collocations

  • Easy wed one's high school sweetheart
    to wed one's high school sweetheart, meaning to take in marriage
  • Medium newly wed couples housing subsidy
    describing newly wed couples housing subsidy (very recently)
  • Hard remain wed to fiscal orthodoxy despite recession
    to remain wed to fiscal orthodoxy despite recession, meaning to stay the same; remain in a certain state
  • Very Hard inextricably wed to a disastrous course of action
    describing inextricably wed to a disastrous course of action (in an inextricable manner)

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