American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wives
IPA transcription: ['waɪvz]
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Noun
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a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
Verb
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take (someone) as a wife
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marry a woman, take a wife
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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.