Wed vs. Wednesday — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Wed and Wednesday
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Wed
To take as a spouse; marry.
Wednesday
Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week.
Wed
To perform the marriage ceremony for; join in matrimony.
Wednesday
The day of the week that comes after Tuesday and before Thursday.
Wed
To unite closely
A style that weds form and function.
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Wednesday
The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
Wed
To cause to adhere devotedly or stubbornly
He was wedded to the idea of building a new school.
Wednesday
The fourth day of the week; the third working day
Wed
To take a spouse; marry.
Wed
(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
The priest wed the couple.
Wed
(transitive) To take as one's spouse.
She wed her first love.
Wed
(intransitive) To take a spouse.
Wed
(reciprocal) To take each other as a spouse.
They will wed in the summer.
Wed
To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.
I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative.
Wed
To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
Wed
To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.
I'd wed my head on that.
Wed
A pledge; a pawn.
Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a security].
Wed
To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse.
With this ring I thee wed.
I saw thee first, and wedded thee.
Wed
To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.
And Adam, wedded to another Eve,Shall live with her.
Wed
Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly.
Thou art wedded to calamity.
Men are wedded to their lusts.
[Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.
Wed
To take to one's self and support; to espouse.
They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.
Wed
To contact matrimony; to marry.
Wed
The fourth day of the week; the third working day
Wed
Take in marriage
Wed
Perform a marriage ceremony;
The minister married us on Saturday
We were wed the following week
The couple got spliced on Hawaii
Wed
Having been taken in marriage
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