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Past tense of wed

irregular verb

The past tense of wed is wed or wedded. The past participle is also wed or wedded.

Forms of wed

Base form (V1)wed /ˈwɛd/
Past tense (V2)wed /ˈwɛd/
wedded /ˈwɛdəd/
Past participle (V3)wed /ˈwɛd/
wedded /ˈwɛdəd/
Present participlewedding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
Third person singularweds

Wedded in a sentence

  • I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.
  • It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.From the entry fortunate
  • She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.From the entry wedded
  • A young woman, before marriage, hears only the myths of wedded bliss.1988 February 14, Louise Rice, quoting Angela Bowen, “Confronting The Mythology Of Motherhood”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number…. From the entry on
  • Húrin wedded Morwen Eledhwen of the First House — and their children were Túrin and Nienor.1976, [2004], J. E. A. Tyler, The Complete Tolkien Companion. From the entry wedded

Meaning of wed

  1. verb To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
  2. verb To take as one's spouse.
  3. verb To take a spouse.

Full definition of wed

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Questions about the past tense of wed

What is the past tense of wed?
The past tense of wed is wed or wedded.
What is the past participle of wed?
The past participle of wed is wed or wedded.
Is wed a regular or irregular verb?
Wed is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wed (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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