weds

present tense third-person singular of wed
1
as in marries
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

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2
as in mates
to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

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3
as in couples
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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4
as in espouses
to take as a spouse a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day

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Recent Examples of weds The film weds Jewish mysticism and slow-creeping horror with all the anxiety of new lesbian love. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 The new display weds the photonic chip with a 5- by 5-millimeter liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) panel, which has a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Set against São Rafael Beach near Albufeira, this reimagined 149-room property impresses with Andrade’s signature style, one that marries whimsy with natural textures.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain).
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Weds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weds. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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