wive
pronunciation
How to pronounce wive in British English:
UK [waɪv]
How to pronounce wive in American English:
US [waɪv]
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- Verb:
- take (someone) as a wife
- marry a woman, take a wife
- provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
Word Origin
- wive (v.)
- "to marry (a woman)," Old English wifian, from wif "woman" (see wife). Compare Middle Dutch wiven. Transitive sense "provide with a wife" is from 1510s. Related: Wived; wiving.
Example
- 1. First thrive and then wive .
- 2. It is hard to wive and thrive both in a year .
- 3. The people said , that pair of how happy mute husband and wive !
- 4. So , I 've come to wive it wealthily in padua .
- 5. However , they still find themselves acting in the more traditional role of wive and mother .