wed
/wed/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɛd] /wed/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɛd] /ˈwed/ (ame, mw)
wed — verb
- wedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wedshe / she / it
- weddedpast simple
- wedding-ing form
1. to officially become husband and wife through a ceremony — a word that appears m
to officially become husband and wife through a ceremony — a word that appears more often in news articles than in everyday conversation about getting married
Talia and Jiwoo wed in a private ceremony last spring on a sunny hillside.
wed + in [location]; passive structure
The actress plans to wed her partner next summer at a vineyard in Napa Valley.
My grandparents wed in 1965 and celebrated fifty years together with a big party.
Erik and Naoko wed quietly last month without any guests except their parents.
- marry
Less formal; the standard term used in both speech and writing
- get married
Informal and very common in everyday English; requires auxiliary verb
- tie the knot
Informal idiomatic expression; friendly and conversational in tone
- divorce
The legal ending of a marriage
文法句型
wed + (someone)
two people wed
用法筆記
Unlike marry or get married, wed is rarely used in casual speech. Past tense is usually wed (not wedded), though wedded appears as an adjective in formal writing.
常見錯誤
2. to serve as the official who conducts a marriage ceremony, or to handle the orga
to serve as the official who conducts a marriage ceremony, or to handle the organizational work so that two people can become legally married
Judge Rachid has wed more than three hundred couples in his career at the courthouse.
subject: official authorized to perform marriages
The ship captain can wed passengers while the vessel is sailing in international waters.
A family friend who is a registered minister wed Meera and Cole in their garden.
Shirin asked her retired uncle to wed her and her partner at city hall.
- marry
Used more broadly; can mean either to get married or to officiate a wedding
- join in marriage
Highly formal and traditional; often used in religious contexts
文法句型
wed + couple/pair
用法筆記
Subject is typically a person with legal authority to conduct marriages, such as a judge, priest, captain, or registered officiant. The object is the couple being married.
常見錯誤
3. to bring together two different things — such as design styles, cultural traditi
to bring together two different things — such as design styles, cultural traditions, or technical features — so that they work well as one unified whole
Jabari's fashion line weds traditional West African fabrics with modern European tailoring.
pattern: wed [thing A] with [thing B]
The new restaurant weds Korean flavours with classic Italian pasta dishes.
A good smartphone weds powerful features with a simple touch interface.
Lara's novel weds historical facts with fictional characters to tell a gripping story.
- separate
To keep things apart or divided
文法句型
wed + A + with/to + B
用法筆記
Figurative sense, common in reviews and descriptions of creative or technical works. Often followed by with or to to link the two elements being combined.
常見錯誤
wed — adjective
- wedpositive
- weddercomparative
- weddestsuperlative
1. joined in marriage; being someone's husband or wife — used mainly in compound fo
joined in marriage; being someone's husband or wife — used mainly in compound forms like newly-wed or in very formal writing
The newly wed couple spent their first month painting and furnishing their flat.
common compound: newly wed
The newly-weds bought their first sofa at a street market for a bargain price.
compound noun: newly-weds
Friends of the newly-weds threw a small surprise party in their apartment.
Ari and Eve, a happily wed pair, met as first-year college students.
用法筆記
Rarely used alone in modern English. More commonly appears in the compound newly-wed (as in 'newly-wed couple') or in literary contexts. The form wedded is far more common for the adjective meaning.
常見錯誤
wed — abbreviation
1. a short written form of Wednesday, used in calendars, schedules, notes, and info
a short written form of Wednesday, used in calendars, schedules, notes, and informal messages to refer to the fourth day of the week
The next team meeting is on Wed, March 22, at the main office.
written abbreviation in date context
Please submit your report by Wed at noon so the editor can review it.
The store is closed every Wed for staff training and inventory.
Kenji has back-to-back classes every Wed morning this semester.
用法筆記
Common in written notes, calendars, and informal digital communication. Always followed by a period (Wed.) in careful writing, though the period is frequently dropped in text messages and casual notes.