Wed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

take in marriage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɛd/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɛd/.

Examples

The minister married us on Saturday
We were wed the following week
The couple got spliced on Hawaii

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Midweek get married splice hook up with wedded conjoin espouse get hitched with tie marry Wednesday

Parts of Speech

noun	the fourth day of the week; the third working day
verb	take in marriage
verb	perform a marriage ceremony “The minister married us on Saturday”
adjective	having been taken in marriage

Word Forms

marriage	noun	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
married	noun	a person who is married
wedding	noun	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heiraten

der vierte Tag der Woche; der dritte Werktag

🇫🇷French

épouser

le quatrième jour de la semaine ; le troisième jour ouvrable

🇪🇸Spanish

casarse

el cuarto día de la semana; el tercer día hábil

🇮🇹Italian

mer

il quarto giorno della settimana; il terzo giorno lavorativo

🇳🇱Dutch

wo

de vierde dag van de week; de derde werkdag

🇵🇹Portuguese

qua

o quarto dia da semana; o terceiro dia útil

🇷🇺Russian

обвенчались

четвертый день недели; третий рабочий день

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुध

सप्ताह का चौथा दिन; तीसरा कार्य दिवस

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবাহ

সপ্তাহের চতুর্থ দিন; তৃতীয় কার্যদিবস

🇮🇳Tamil

திருமணம்

வாரத்தின் நான்காவது நாள்; மூன்றாவது வேலை நாள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెళ్లి

వారంలో నాల్గవ రోజు; మూడవ పని దినం

🇮🇳Marathi

लग्न

आठवड्याचा चौथा दिवस; तिसरा कामकाजाचा दिवस

🇮🇳Gujarati

લગ્ન

અઠવાડિયાના ચોથા દિવસે; ત્રીજા કાર્યકારી દિવસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮದುವೆ

ವಾರದ ನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ದಿನ; ಮೂರನೇ ಕೆಲಸದ ದಿನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവാഹം

ആഴ്ചയിലെ നാലാം ദിവസം; the third working day

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਹ

ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਦੇ ਚੌਥੇ ਦਿਨ; ਤੀਜੇ ਕੰਮਕਾਜੀ ਦਿਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

شادی

ہفتے کے چوتھے دن؛ تیسرے کام کے دن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结婚

一周的第四天；第三个工作日

🇯🇵Japanese

水

週の 4 日目。 3営業日

🇰🇷Korean

수요일

주의 넷째 날; 세 번째 근무일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đám cưới

ngày thứ tư trong tuần; ngày làm việc thứ ba

🇹🇭Thai

พ

วันที่สี่ของสัปดาห์ วันทำการที่สาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menikahi

hari keempat dalam seminggu; hari kerja ketiga

🇵🇭Filipino

kasal

ang ikaapat na araw ng linggo; ikatlong araw ng trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

berkahwin

hari keempat dalam seminggu; hari bekerja ketiga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تزوج

اليوم الرابع من الأسبوع؛ يوم العمل الثالث

🇮🇷Persian

عروسی

روز چهارم هفته؛ سومین روز کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

evlenmek

haftanın dördüncü günü; üçüncü iş günü

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַתֵן

היום הרביעי בשבוע; יום העבודה השלישי

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