husband

How to use husband in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for husband.

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Have you ever cheated on your husband / wife?3.

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Quick take

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of husband gathered in one view.

noun

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

verb

use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for husband.

noun

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

verb

use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

See also: conserve, economize, economise

Example sentences

Have you ever cheated on your husband / wife?3.

And got passed over for a grant because she had a husband and therefore didn't need the money.

Are you mean to your wife / husband on a regular or semi-regular basis?15.

After her husband died she tried to travel but said it was just too difficult to carry on without her husband.

So if I'm going to spend more time at work than I will with my future husband, I need to love my job at least as much as I do him.

She wants intimacy with her husband and is sending out "sonar" to see how intimate her husband is with his friends.

TFA: "They asked my husband about his work, his visits to South Korea and China"I'd say the NSAs '3 steps' policy is far more likely.

The husband interacts with someone overseas who interacts with someone else who is on a list somewhere.

If entering the USA separately on such trips, she usually gets the third degree: "why aren't you travelling with your husband?

"I'm about |---| this close to start responding with highly offensive responses like "Well, I can't believe your husband trusts you with a credit card, because women are bad at money and math".

One day her family advised him that they had arranged a marriage for her and as she was no longer living with them she and her new husband would both qualify for unemployment benefits.

" implies that she is married and the surname is her husband's; "Ms.", appropriately for professional communication, makes no assumptions about her marital status.