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The meaning of WIFE is woman. How to use wife in a sentence. woman; a woman acting in a specified capacity —used in combination; a female partner in a marriage…
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A1. the woman that you are married to: I met Greg's wife for the first time. She's his third wife (= she is the third woman he has been married to). Compare. husband noun. spouse formal or specialized. Fewer examples. He composed this poem for his wife. Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
A wife (pl.: wives) is a woman in a marital relationship. A woman who has separated from her partner continues to be a wife until their marriage is legally dissolved with a divorce judgment. On the death of her partner, a wife is referred to as a widow.
A1. the woman that you are married to: I met Greg's wife for the first time. She's his third wife (= she is the third woman he has been married to). Compare. husband noun. spouse formal or specialized. Fewer examples. He composed this poem for his wife. Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
A wife is a married woman. The word wife is often used when a woman’s marital status is important to the current topic. For example, a man might explain to a salesperson that he is looking for a present for his wife, which is a lot more helpful than saying he is buying a gift for “a woman.” The plural of wife is wives.
the woman that somebody is married to; a married woman. I met my wife at university. He wants a divorce from his estranged wife. He is survived by his wife Anne. She has a wife and two children. He left his wife for a younger woman.
wife (wīf ), n., pl. wives (wīvz), v., wifed, wif•ing. n. Anthropology a woman joined in marriage to a man; a woman considered in relation to her husband; spouse. a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tale. take to wife, to marry (a particular woman): He took an heiress to wife. v.i., v.t.
