wedding
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of wed
Synonyms
marriage ceremony
wedding ceremony
church wedding
wedding-party
bridal procession
marriage into a family
matrimonial ceremony
marriagefeas
wedding-feast
lockinʼ
good deeds
nuptial ceremony
Translations
mariage
boda
Hochzeit
bruiloft
düğünFrequency
Hyphenated as
wed‧ding
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɛdɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.
New
wed
- To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
- To take as one's spouse.
- To take a spouse.
- To take each other as a spouse.
- To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage.
- To take to oneself and support; to espouse.
- To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager.
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