take a wife en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(dated, idiomatic, qualifier:typically of a man) To marry a woman.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:take a wife.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes a wife | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking a wife | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took a wife | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken a wife | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
cmn 娶親 /娶亲 ((of a man) to marry a woman) · ru жени́ться ((of a man) to marry a woman) · cmn 娶 ((of a man) to marry a woman) · pl pojmować za żonę ((of a man) to marry a woman) · uk жени́тися ((of a man) to marry a woman) · ru взять в жёны ((of a man) to marry a woman) · es tomar mujer ((of a man) to marry a woman) · pl ożenić się ((of a man) to marry a woman) · ta பெண்ணெடு ((of a man) to marry a woman) · fi ottaa vaimo ((of a man) to marry a woman) · ta பெண்கொள் ((of a man) to marry a woman) · pl pojąć za żonę ((of a man) to marry a woman) · ru брать в жёны ((of a man) to marry a woman) · hu megnősül ((of a man) to marry a woman) · fr prendre femme ((of a man) to marry a woman) · pl żenić się ((of a man) to marry a woman) · it prendere moglie ((of a man) to marry a woman) · be жані́цца ((of a man) to marry a woman)