wed

verb

ˈwed 

wedded also wed; wedding

transitive verb

1

: to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry

2

: to join in marriage

3

: to unite as if by marriage: such as

a

: to place in close or intimate association

films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music

—Gerald Early

b

: to link by commitment or custom

was wed to the old ways

intransitive verb

: to enter into matrimony

wedder noun

Synonyms

• espouse
• marry
• match

Examples of wed in a Sentence

They will wed in the fall.

The actress wed her fourth husband last year.

The novel weds tragedy and comedy.

His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.

Recent Examples on the Web

Many of those who study employment trends have been telling us that Gen Z workers—especially those who joined the labor force during the pandemic—are solidly wedded to remote work. —Julia Dhar, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

Conservative and free-speech libertarian pundits seem particularly wedded to the belief that campus ideologues pose a clear and present danger to impressionable young minds, sowing censorious armies of reactionary wokeists. —Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024

Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest man, wedded his longtime girlfriend Radhika Merchant in an extravagant Mumbai ceremony. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 Aug. 2024

Tesla’s design was objectively superior, but non-Tesla brands were already wedded to the Combined Charging System, Teske said. —Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 10 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti, Goth wadi, Latin vad-, vas bail, security

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

wed

verb

ˈwed 

wedded also wed; wedding

1

: to take, give, or join in marriage : marry

2

: to unite firmly as if by marriage