wive

[ wahyv ]

/ waɪv /

verb (used without object), wived, wiv·ing.

to take a wife; marry.

verb (used with object), wived, wiv·ing.

to take as wife; marry.

to provide with a wife.

Origin of wive

before 900; Middle English wiven,Old English wīfian, derivative of wīf;see wife

Words nearby wive

witticism, witting, wittol, witty, Witwatersrand, wive, wivern, wives, wiz, wizard, wizardly

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Example sentences from the Web for wive

You see, when a man hides his wive's corset and petticoat, it is governin' without the "consent of the governed."
Sweet Cicely|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley
At six a-clock my ink freezes so that I can hardly write by a good fire in my Wive's Chamber.
Woman's Life in Colonial Days|Carl Holliday
Ought the young to wive with the old—the pale-face with the red-skin—the Christian with the heathen?
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper
"I will not wive the daughter of a man hunted of society, and avoided by all;" he doggedly answered.
The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper

Some say it wuz because Deacon Henshaw wuz present for the first time after his wive's death.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4.|Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

British Dictionary definitions for wive

wive

/ (waɪv) /

verb archaic

to marry (a woman)

(tr) to supply with a wife

Word Origin for wive

Old English gewīfian, from wīf wife

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单词	wive
释义	wive [ wahyv ] / waɪv / verb (used without object), wived, wiv·ing. to take a wife; marry. verb (used with object), wived, wiv·ing. to take as wife; marry. to provide with a wife. Origin of wive before 900; Middle English wiven,Old English wīfian, derivative of wīf;see wife Words nearby wive witticism, witting, wittol, witty, Witwatersrand, wive, wivern, wives, wiz, wizard, wizardly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wive You see, when a man hides his wive's corset and petticoat, it is governin' without the "consent of the governed." Sweet Cicely\|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley At six a-clock my ink freezes so that I can hardly write by a good fire in my Wive's Chamber. Woman's Life in Colonial Days\|Carl Holliday Ought the young to wive with the old—the pale-face with the red-skin—the Christian with the heathen? The Deerslayer\|James Fenimore Cooper "I will not wive the daughter of a man hunted of society, and avoided by all;" he doggedly answered. The Headsman\|James Fenimore Cooper Some say it wuz because Deacon Henshaw wuz present for the first time after his wive's death. Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4.\|Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley) British Dictionary definitions for wive wive / (waɪv) / verb archaic to marry (a woman) (tr) to supply with a wife Word Origin for wive Old English gewīfian, from wīf wife Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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