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Definition 2025

take_a_wife

take a wife

English

Verb

to take a wife

(idiomatic, dated) (of a man) to marry a woman

Translations

(of a man) to marry a woman

Belarusian: жані́цца impf ‎(žanícca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 娶親 (zh), 娶亲 (zh) ‎(qǔqīn), 娶 (zh) ‎(qǔ)
Finnish: ottaa vaimo

Russian: жени́ться (ru) impf, pf ‎(ženítʹsja), брать в жёны impf ‎(bratʹ v žóny), взять в жёны pf ‎(vzjatʹ v žóny)
Spanish: tomar mujer
Ukrainian: жени́тися impf, pf ‎(ženýtysja)