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Explore Wive through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like marry or render. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Wive in a sentence

Related words

Wive | Wives | Wivenhoe | Wivens | Wiveliscombe | Wivell

Wive meaning

  1. To marry (a woman).
  2. To provide (someone) with a wife.

Synonyms of Wive

marry render provide supply espouse get hitched with hook up with conjoin wed get married furnish

Related words

Other words often associated with Wive or its synonyms:

unite unify give tie cater ply splice offer communicate wedded connect take

Using Wive

  • The main meaning on this page is: To marry (a woman). | To provide (someone) with a wife.
  • Useful related words include: marry, render, provide, supply.

Context around Wive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1×

Sentence patterns with Wive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an old wive s tale 1× german or wive s translation 1× translates to wive s german 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the name translates 1×

Common sentence endings:

a full moon 1× term for yiddish 1×

Words around Wive

Just before it in the word index:

wivb 13 wiv 7 wiun 2 wiu 7 witzling 2 witzke 3

Just after it in the word index:

wiveliscombe 2 wivell 2 wivenhoe 10 wivens 3 wives 918 wiwa 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Wive

  • In this selection, "wive" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old stand out and add context to how "wive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an old wive s tale and german or wive s translation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wive" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

According to an Old Wive's Tale, many believe that labour can be induced by the lunar cycle and the start of a full moon. (25 words)

The name translates to “Wive’s German” or “Wive’s Translation,” depending on whom you ask, and is a very old, very derisive, and very misogynistic term for Yiddish. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The name translates to “Wive’s German” or “Wive’s Translation,” depending on whom you ask, and is a very old, very derisive, and very misogynistic term for Yiddish. (29 words)

According to an Old Wive's Tale, many believe that labour can be induced by the lunar cycle and the start of a full moon. (25 words)

Example sentences (2)

The name translates to “Wive’s German” or “Wive’s Translation,” depending on whom you ask, and is a very old, very derisive, and very misogynistic term for Yiddish.

According to an Old Wive's Tale, many believe that labour can be induced by the lunar cycle and the start of a full moon.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wive" in a sentence?
An example: "The name translates to “Wive’s German” or “Wive’s Translation,” depending on whom you ask, and is a very old, very derisive, and very misogynistic term for Yiddish." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "wive" from authentic English texts.
What does "wive" mean?
Wive means: To marry (a woman).
What are synonyms of "wive"?
Common synonyms of "wive" include: marry, render, provide, supply, espouse, get hitched with, hook up with, conjoin. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "wive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "wive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.