Meanings
verbtake a wife (third-person singular simple present takes a wife, present participle taking a wife, simple past took a wife, past participle taken a wife)
present singular third person takes a wife · participle present taking a wife · past took a wife · participle past taken a wife
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 娶親 /娶亲, 娶
- 娶親 /娶亲 (qǔqīn)(of a man) to marry a woman
- 娶 (qǔ)(of a man) to marry a woman
Finnish ottaa vaimo
- ottaa vaimo(of a man) to marry a woman
French prendre femme
- prendre femme(of a man) to marry a woman
Hungarian megnősül
- megnősül(of a man) to marry a woman
Italian prendere moglie
- prendere moglie(of a man) to marry a woman
Polish żenić się, ożenić się
- żenić się(of a man) to marry a woman
- ożenić się(of a man) to marry a woman
- pojmować za żonę(of a man) to marry a woman
- pojąć za żonę(of a man) to marry a woman
Russian жени́ться, брать в жёны
- жени́ться (ženítʹsja)(of a man) to marry a woman
- брать в жёны (bratʹ v žóny)(of a man) to marry a woman
- взять в жёны (vzjatʹ v žóny)(of a man) to marry a woman
Spanish tomar mujer
- tomar mujer(of a man) to marry a woman
Tamil பெண்கொள், பெண்ணெடு
- பெண்கொள் (peṇkoḷ)(of a man) to marry a woman
- பெண்ணெடு (peṇṇeṭu)(of a man) to marry a woman
Ukrainian жени́тися
- жени́тися (ženýtysja)(of a man) to marry a woman
Cite this entry
APA
take a wife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20wife
MLA
“take a wife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20wife. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a wife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20wife.
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