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- Dictionarywife/wīf/
noun
- 1. a married woman considered in relation to her spouse: "he and his wife are keen gardeners"
- 2. a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. archaic Scottish
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The meaning of WIFE is woman. How to use wife in a sentence. woman; a woman acting in a specified capacity —used in combination; a female partner in a marriage…
A wife is a married woman. The word wife is often used when a woman’s marital status is important to the current topic. For example, a man might explain to a salesperson that he is looking for a present for his wife, which is a lot more helpful than saying he is buying a gift for “a woman.” The plural of wife is wives.
A1. the woman that you are married to: I met Greg's wife for the first time. She's his third wife (= she is the third woman he has been married to). Compare. husband noun. spouse formal or specialized. Fewer examples. He composed this poem for his wife. Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
wife in British English. (waɪf ) noun Word forms: plural wives (waɪvz ) 1. one's (female) partner in marriage; a married woman. Related adjective: uxorial. 2. an archaic or dialect word for woman. 3. See take to wife.
A1. the woman that you are married to: I met Greg's wife for the first time. She's his third wife (= she is the third woman he has been married to). Compare. husband noun. spouse formal or specialized. Fewer examples. He composed this poem for his wife. Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
wife. noun. /waɪf/ (plural wives. /waɪvz/ ) Idioms. the woman that somebody is married to; a married woman. I met my wife at university. He wants a divorce from his estranged wife. He is survived by his wife Anne. She has a wife and two children. He left his wife for a younger woman. wife of somebody the wife of the Italian ambassador.
1. a woman joined in marriage to a man and considered as his spouse. 2. a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tales. Idioms: take to wife, to marry (a particular woman): And he took to wife a woman of the next village.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. noun. wives. A woman. Webster's New World. A woman with reference to the person to whom she is married. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any married woman. Webster's New World. The female of a pair of mated animals. A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen. Wiktionary. Synonyms: married woman. uxorial.
He has a wife and two young children to provide for. I'm taking my wife to Florence for the weekend. Both Jack and his wife are keen chess players. His wife confirmed that he'd left the house at 8. I had met his wife before.
a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf. a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time) a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income.
