American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wives

IPA transcription: ['waɪvz]

Hear “wives” pronounced

['waɪvz]

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['waɪvz]

Quality: 1.00

['waɪvz]

Quality: 1.00

Noun

Verb

  • take (someone) as a wife

  • marry a woman, take a wife

  • provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife

Usage examples

  • He had two wives.
  • He ordered them to leave their wives and children behind.
  • The midwives in town did not remember such a cruel winter.
  • She was examined by ten matrons and two midwives who found her hymen intact.
  • His previous wives had never lived long enough to bear him children.
  • One of Harmon's alleged ex-wives disputed the veracity of the memoir.
  • Some were forced to leave behind wives and children in the United States.
  • He is depicted along with his two wives - Purna and Pushkala.
  • He was the producer of the widely derided "Desperate Scousewives".
  • A little drudgery is good for wives, perhaps.