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Spouse

noun/spˈaʊs/
Definition
a person's partner in marriage
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/spˈaʊs/
🇬🇧British English
/spˈaʊs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/spˈaʊs/
1 syllable Say it as /spˈaʊs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
spousaladjectiverelating to a spouse
mateverbengage in sexual intercourse
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ehepartner
der Ehepartner einer Person
🇫🇷French
conjoint
le partenaire d'une personne dans le mariage
🇪🇸Spanish
cónyuge
la pareja de una persona en el matrimonio
🇮🇹Italian
coniuge
il partner di una persona nel matrimonio
🇳🇱Dutch
echtgenoot
iemands huwelijkspartner
🇵🇹Portuguese
cônjuge
parceiro de uma pessoa no casamento
🇷🇺Russian
супруг
партнер человека в браке
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जीवनसाथी
विवाह में किसी व्यक्ति का साथी
🇧🇩Bengali
পত্নী
বিবাহে একজন ব্যক্তির সঙ্গী
🇮🇳Tamil
மனைவி
திருமணத்தில் ஒரு நபரின் பங்குதாரர்
🇮🇳Telugu
జీవిత భాగస్వామి
వివాహంలో ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క భాగస్వామి
🇮🇳Marathi
जोडीदार
विवाहातील व्यक्तीचा जोडीदार
🇮🇳Gujarati
જીવનસાથી
લગ્નમાં વ્યક્તિનો જીવનસાથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಗಾತಿ
ಮದುವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪಾಲುದಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇണ
വിവാഹത്തിൽ ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ പങ്കാളി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੀਵਨ ਸਾਥੀ
ਵਿਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਾਥੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
شریک حیات
شادی میں ایک شخص کا ساتھی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
配偶
一个人的婚姻伴侣
🇯🇵Japanese
配偶者
人の結婚相手
🇰🇷Korean
배우자
개인의 결혼 파트너
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vợ chồng
đối tác của một người trong hôn nhân
🇹🇭Thai
คู่สมรส
คู่ครองของบุคคลในการแต่งงาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
pasangan
pasangan seseorang dalam pernikahan
🇵🇭Filipino
asawa
partner ng isang tao sa kasal
🇲🇾Malay
pasangan
pasangan seseorang dalam perkahwinan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
زوج
شريك الشخص في الزواج
🇮🇷Persian
همسر
شریک یک فرد در ازدواج
🇹🇷Turkish
kişinin evlilikteki ortağı
🇮🇱Hebrew
בֶּן זוּג
שותפו של אדם לנישואין
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'spouse'?
The primary meaning of 'spouse' is 'a person's partner in marriage'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'spouse' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'spouse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'spouse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'spouse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'spouse' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'spouse' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'spouse' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'spouse' in regular conversations?
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