wive
(wīv)v. wived, wiv·ing, wives
v.tr.1. To marry (a woman).
2. To provide a wife for.
v.intr. To marry a woman.
[Middle English wiven, from Old English wīfian, from wīf, woman.]
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wive
(waɪv) vb1. to marry (a woman)
2. (tr) to supply with a wife
[Old English gewīfian, from wīf wife]
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wive
(waɪv)
v. wived, wiv•ing. v.i. 1. to take a wife; marry.
v.t. 2. to take as wife; marry.
3. to provide with a wife.
[before 900; Middle English
wiven, Old English
wīfian, derivative of
wīf; see
wife]
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wive
Past participle: wived
Gerund: wiving
| Present |
|---|
| I wive |
| you wive |
| he/she/it wives |
| we wive |
| you wive |
| they wive |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I wived |
| you wived |
| he/she/it wived |
| we wived |
| you wived |
| they wived |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am wiving |
| you are wiving |
| he/she/it is wiving |
| we are wiving |
| you are wiving |
| they are wiving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have wived |
| you have wived |
| he/she/it has wived |
| we have wived |
| you have wived |
| they have wived |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was wiving |
| you were wiving |
| he/she/it was wiving |
| we were wiving |
| you were wiving |
| they were wiving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had wived |
| you had wived |
| he/she/it had wived |
| we had wived |
| you had wived |
| they had wived |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wive |
| you will wive |
| he/she/it will wive |
| we will wive |
| you will wive |
| they will wive |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have wived |
| you will have wived |
| he/she/it will have wived |
| we will have wived |
| you will have wived |
| they will have wived |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be wiving |
| you will be wiving |
| he/she/it will be wiving |
| we will be wiving |
| you will be wiving |
| they will be wiving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been wiving |
| you have been wiving |
| he/she/it has been wiving |
| we have been wiving |
| you have been wiving |
| they have been wiving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been wiving |
| you will have been wiving |
| he/she/it will have been wiving |
| we will have been wiving |
| you will have been wiving |
| they will have been wiving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been wiving |
| you had been wiving |
| he/she/it had been wiving |
| we had been wiving |
| you had been wiving |
| they had been wiving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wive |
| you would wive |
| he/she/it would wive |
| we would wive |
| you would wive |
| they would wive |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have wived |
| you would have wived |
| he/she/it would have wived |
| we would have wived |
| you would have wived |
| they would have wived |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | wive - take (someone) as a wife |
| 2. | wive - marry a woman, take a wife |
| 3. | wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife |
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