take a wife

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take a wife

verb takes a wife · taking a wife · took a wife · taken a wife

dated, idiomatic To marry a woman. For quotations using this term, see Citations:take a wife.

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verb (of a man) to marry a woman

Español	tomar mujer
中文	娶親 /娶亲 qǔqīn, 娶 qǔ
Français	prendre femme
Italiano	prendere moglie
Русский	жени́ться ženítʹsja, брать в жёны bratʹ v žóny, взять в жёны vzjatʹ v žóny

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@misc{take_a_wife_2026,
  title = {take a wife},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20wife},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}