Definitions for wive
waɪvwive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wiveverb

   take (someone) as a wife

2. wiveverb

   marry a woman, take a wife

3. wiveverb

   provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wiveverb

   To marry (a woman).

2. wiveverb

   To provide (someone) with a wife.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Wiveverb

   1. To match to a wife.

   She dying gave it me;
   And bid me, when my fate would have me wiv’d,
   To give it her. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   2. To take for a wife.

   If he have the condition of a saint, and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me. William Shakespeare.

2. To Wiveverb

   To marry; to take a wife.

   Etymology: from wife.

   Were she as rough
   As are the swelling Adriatick seas,
   I come to wive it wealthily in Padua. William Shakespeare.

   The ancient saying is no heresy,
   Hanging and wiving goes by destiny. William Shakespeare.

   A shop of all qualities that man loves woman for; besides that hook of wiving, fairness, which strikes the eye. William Shakespeare.

   Design or chance makes others wive,
   But nature did this match contrive. Edmund Waller.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wive

   A wife (PL: wives) is a female in a marital relationship. A woman who has separated from her partner continues to be a wife until the marriage is legally dissolved with a divorce judgement. On the death of her partner, a wife is referred to as a widow. The rights and obligations of a wife in relation to her partner and her status in the community and in law vary between cultures and have varied over time.

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1. wive

   To wive is an old-fashioned or formal term meaning to take a woman as a wife or to marry a woman. It can also refer to the act of providing a spouse or wife for someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wiveverb

   to marry, as a man; to take a wife

2. Wiveverb

   to match to a wife; to provide with a wife

3. Wiveverb

   to take for a wife; to marry

4. Etymology: [AS. wfian, gewfian. See Wite.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wive

   wīv, v.t. to take for a wife: to provide with a wife.—v.i. to marry.—n. Wive′hood (Spens.), wifehood. [A.S. wífian—wíf, wife.]

Matched Categories

1. • Marry
   • Provide

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How to pronounce wive?

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How to say wive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wive
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=wive
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wive