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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…
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?
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.
Definition of 'wife' Word Frequency. wife. (waɪf ) Word forms: plural wives. 1. countable noun [usually with poss] A1. Someone's wife is the woman they are married to. He married his wife Jane 37 years ago. The woman was the wife of a film director. [ + of] Synonyms: spouse, woman [informal], partner, mate More Synonyms of wife. 2.
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.
Definitions of wife. noun. a married woman; a partner in marriage. synonyms: married woman. see more. Pronunciation. US. /waɪf/ UK. /waɪf/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Wife." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/wife. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles.
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.
Meaning of wife – Learner’s Dictionary. wife. noun [ C ] uk / waɪf / us plural wives / waɪvz / Add to word list. A1. the woman that a man is married to: I've never met William's wife. Fewer examples. 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.
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.
