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   wive

   /wʌɪv/

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   • 1. (of a man) marry: archaic "we beg you hastily to wive"

   Word Origin Old English(ġe)wīfian, from wīf wife.

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   What does wive mean?

   • Define wive. wive synonyms, wive pronunciation, wive translation, English dictionary definition of wive. v. wived , wiv·ing , wives v. tr. 1. To marry . 2. To provide a wife for. v. intr. To marry a woman.

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   What does wive a man mean?

   • Of a man: to marry; to take a wife. Now rare. In later use often with echoes of quot. a 1616. I come to wiue it wealthily in Padua. But pray, Sir, how do you contrive it? Do those of your world never wive it? 'Tis plain beyond dispute that no man E'er wived it with so good a woman. Lamoriciere can well do without a pension.

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   What is the meaning of the word 'swive'?

   • Swive (swaɪv) means 'to have sexual intercourse with (a person)' according to the Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014.

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   What is the topic or theme of Wiving?

   • Wiving is a finalist for the 2021 Association for Mormon Letters Creative Nonfiction Award and introduces an urgent, striking voice to the scene of contemporary women’s writing. Building on the literary tradition of difficult women who struggle to be heard, Wiving is about exploding old myths and building new stories in their place.

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   What does wiven mean in English?

   • 1. To marry (a woman). 2. To provide a wife for. To marry a woman. [Middle English wiven, from Old English wīfian, from wīf, woman.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   What does take a wife mean?

   • 1. to take a wife; marry. 2. to take as wife; marry. 3. to provide with a wife. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 1. 2. 3. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   Wive definition: to take a wife; marry.. See examples of WIVE used in a sentence.

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   Wive is a verb that means to marry a woman or to take for a wife. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of wive from the online dictionary of Merriam-Webster.

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   1. to take a wife; marry. transitive verb. 2. to take as wife; marry. 3. to provide with a wife.

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   Wive definition: Wive is a verb meaning to take a woman as one's wife through the act of marriage. This verb is archaic and rarely used in contemporary language. Wive parts of speech: Verb: He would wive in a grand ceremony before the year's end. Wive pronunciation: Wive is pronounced /waɪv/, which rhymes with 'hive' and 'alive.'

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   Wive is an archaic verb meaning to marry or provide with a wife. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, translations and verb forms.

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   Oct 7, 2024 · Definitions of wive. verb. take (someone) as a wife. see more. verb. marry a woman, take a wife. see more. verb. provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife.

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   There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb wive, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.