wed
Base form
wed
/wed/
Past simple
wed / wedded
/wed/ /ˈwedɪd/
Past participle
wed / wedded
/wed/ /ˈwedɪd/
MeaningC1
to marry (old-fashioned, or used in newspapers)
to be wedded to an idea
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1The couple will wed in Rome next June.
- Question · Form 1Did your grandparents wed in a church?
- Past simple · Form 2Last spring the prince wed his childhood sweetheart.
- Past simple · Form 2In 1840 Queen Victoria wed Prince Albert.
- Passive · Form 3They were wed in a small ceremony on the beach.
- Past perfect · Form 3By then she had wed a rich banker.
Watch out
Both are right: wed keeps one form, like cut, and is common in headlines: Pop star wed in secret. Wedded doubles the d; Weded and wedden are wrong.
Same pattern
A — A — AAll three forms are the same
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