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wive

/waɪv/

wive verb: to marry (a woman).

Verb

wive (third-person singular simple present wives, present participle wiving, simple past and past participle wived)

  1. (ambitransitive) To marry (a woman).
    • If he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a wife.
    Synonyms:
    bewife

wive meaning in Tamil

wive in Tamil

to marry (a woman)
மணக்க maṇakka

Synonyms of wive

Forms of wive

third-person singular presentwives
present participlewiving
past participlewived
pastwived

Origin of wive

From Middle English wiven, iwiven, from Old English wīfian, wīfiġan, ġewīfian (“to take a wife; marry”).

Words formed from wive

Words that rhyme with wive

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Questions about wive

What does wive mean?
Wive means to marry (a woman).
What is wive in Tamil?
Wive in Tamil is மணக்க (maṇakka). See Wive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wive?
Wive is a verb.
How do you pronounce wive?
Wive is pronounced /waɪv/.
What is the past tense of wive?
The past tense of wive is wived.

Words near wive in the dictionary

  1. Witzelsucht
  2. Witzke
  3. Witzkes
  4. WIU
  5. wiv
  6. wive
  7. wived
  8. wivehood
  9. wiveless
  10. Wiveliscombe
  11. Wivelsfield

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