I do

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I do

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A traditional phrase said by each of the prospective spouses during a wedding ceremony in order to accept the marriage. They'd been pushing for me to get pregnant ever since I said "I do." And now that I was, do you think they were happy? No way.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, do.

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phrase traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage

Español	sí, acepto
中文	我願意 /我愿意 wǒ yuànyì
Français	oui, oui, je le veux
Deutsch	ja, ich will
Italiano	sì, lo voglio

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@misc{i_do_2026,
  title = {I do},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/i%20do},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}