Used in a Sentence

wife

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wife.

Editorial note

He just confirms one (the 75% donation of media fees) and claims it didn't affect his wife's chances.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

noun

The female of a pair of mated animals.

noun

(Scotland, otherwise puristic) Synonym of woman.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wife.

noun

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

noun

The female of a pair of mated animals.

noun

(Scotland, otherwise puristic) Synonym of woman.

verb

(colloquial, originally African-American Vernacular) To marry (a woman).

Example sentences

1

He just confirms one (the 75% donation of media fees) and claims it didn't affect his wife's chances.

2

Thank you, my wife and I would love that, especially as just on the edge of the map is the apartment we rented on AirBNB.

3

Man and wife, they say, there open the very bottom of their souls to each other.

4

The rest could have come from stuff like my wife using my computer after me.

5

My wife is from a very comfortable middle class Polish family and went to one of the best universities in Poland.

6

But it seems like there would be consequences to being so formally (and publicly) ranked second, or lower, by your wife.

7

I might be more aware of this, subconsciously, than your typical citizen of the USA because my wife is Mexican.

8

I visited a Muslim community because one of my wife's cousins had married a Muslim man.

9

Several members of my wife's family were nabbed during China's rightist movement.

10

I've have my friends on my Prime account separately from the Household with my wife.

11

My wife and I found it very helpful when we were in Reykjavik last year.

12

My wife and I were talking about the parent's example of a 12 year old girl sitting in her dad's lap.

Quote examples

1

It will not buy you happiness, it will not buy you meaning and it won't stop your wife from dumping your ass if you don't do your job at home (she'll just take half of your "money" with her on the way out).

2

You had almost thought I had been his wife," and "hugging a fellow male in that matrimonial sort of style." Or, "there is no place like a bed for confidential disclosures between friends.

Proper noun examples

1

(Wife was not able to hold the newborn, we weren't in the maternity area, I needed to chase down absent doctors, etc).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wife in a sentence?

He just confirms one (the 75% donation of media fees) and claims it didn't affect his wife's chances.

What does wife mean?

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

What part of speech is wife?

wife is commonly used as noun, verb.