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takes a wife

takes a wife is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a wife.

Meaning of take a wife

Verb

take a wife (third-person singular simple present takes a wife, present participle taking a wife, simple past took a wife, past participle taken a wife)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, typically of a man) To marry a woman.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:take a wife.

Questions about takes a wife

What is takes a wife the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes a wife is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a wife.

Words near takes a wife in the dictionary

  1. takes a walk
  2. takes a walkout powder
  3. takes a whack at
  4. takes a whiz
  5. takes a wicket
  6. takes a wife
  7. takes a wiz
  8. takes a wizz
  9. takes a wrong turn at Albuquerque
  10. takes aback
  11. takes account of

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