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took a wife

took a wife is the simple past 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.
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Questions about took a wife

What is took a wife the simple past of?
Took a wife is the simple past of take a wife.

Words near took a wife in the dictionary

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

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