Meaning of "husband" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUSBAND

Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi one who has a household, from bōa to dwell.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HUSBAND

husband  [ˈhʌzbənd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUSBAND

Husband is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb husband in English.

WHAT DOES HUSBAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Husband

A husband is a male partner in a marital relationship. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse, others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and have varied over time. A man's spouse is his wife. In monogamous cultures, a man is expected not to have more than one wife at the same time, and a woman is expected not to have more than one husband. This is enforced by legal codes which outlaw bigamy. In polygamous cultures, a man may have more than one wife at the same time. Traditionally, the husband was regarded as the head of the household, who was expected to be the sole provider or breadwinner, a role which is still maintained in some cultures, which are sometimes described as paternalistic. The term continues to be applied to a man who has separated from his wife and ceases to be applied to such a man only when his marriage has come to an end following a legally recognised divorce or the death of his wife. On the death of his wife, a husband is referred to as a widower and after a divorce the man may be referred to as "ex-husband" in relation to the "ex-wife".

Definition of husband in the English dictionary

The first definition of husband in the dictionary is a woman's partner in marriage. Other definition of husband is a manager of an estate. Husband is also a frugal person.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUSBAND

PRESENT

Present

I husband

you husband

he/she/it husbands

we husband

you husband

they husband

Present continuous

I am husbanding

you are husbanding

he/she/it is husbanding

we are husbanding

you are husbanding

they are husbanding

Present perfect

I have husbanded

you have husbanded

he/she/it has husbanded

we have husbanded

you have husbanded

they have husbanded

Present perfect continuous

I have been husbanding

you have been husbanding

he/she/it has been husbanding

we have been husbanding

you have been husbanding

they have been husbanding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I husbanded

you husbanded

he/she/it husbanded

we husbanded

you husbanded

they husbanded

Past continuous

I was husbanding

you were husbanding

he/she/it was husbanding

we were husbanding

you were husbanding

they were husbanding

Past perfect

I had husbanded

you had husbanded

he/she/it had husbanded

we had husbanded

you had husbanded

they had husbanded

Past perfect continuous

I had been husbanding

you had been husbanding

he/she/it had been husbanding

we had been husbanding

you had been husbanding

they had been husbanding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will husband

you will husband

he/she/it will husband

we will husband

you will husband

they will husband

Future continuous

I will be husbanding

you will be husbanding

he/she/it will be husbanding

we will be husbanding

you will be husbanding

they will be husbanding

Future perfect

I will have husbanded

you will have husbanded

he/she/it will have husbanded

we will have husbanded

you will have husbanded

they will have husbanded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been husbanding

you will have been husbanding

he/she/it will have been husbanding

we will have been husbanding

you will have been husbanding

they will have been husbanding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would husband

you would husband

he/she/it would husband

we would husband

you would husband

they would husband

Conditional continuous

I would be husbanding

you would be husbanding

he/she/it would be husbanding

we would be husbanding

you would be husbanding

they would be husbanding

Conditional perfect

I would have husband

you would have husband

he/she/it would have husband

we would have husband

you would have husband

they would have husband

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been husbanding

you would have been husbanding

he/she/it would have been husbanding

we would have been husbanding

you would have been husbanding

they would have been husbanding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you husband
we let´s husband
you husband

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to husband

Past participle

husbanded

Present Participle

husbanding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HUSBAND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «husband» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of husband

better half · bidie-in · bridegroom · budget · conserve · hoard · hubby · man · mate · old man · partner · save · significant other · spouse · squeeze · store

TRANSLATION OF HUSBAND

Find out the translation of husband to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of husband from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «husband» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 丈夫
• Translator English - Spanish: marido
• English: husband
• Translator English - Hindi: पति
• Translator English - Arabic: زَوْجٌ
• Translator English - Russian: муж
• Translator English - Portuguese: marido
• Translator English - Bengali: স্বামী
• Translator English - French: mari
• Translator English - Malay: Suami
• Translator English - German: Ehemann
• Translator English - Japanese: 夫
• Translator English - Korean: 남편
• Translator English - Javanese: Bojomu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chồng
• Translator English - Tamil: கணவர்
• Translator English - Marathi: नवरा
• Translator English - Turkish: koca
• Translator English - Italian: marito
• Translator English - Polish: mąż
• Translator English - Ukrainian: чоловік
• Translator English - Romanian: soț
• Translator English - Greek: σύζυγος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: man
• Translator English - Swedish: man
• Translator English - Norwegian: ektemann

10 QUOTES WITH «HUSBAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word husband.

1

Isabel Allende

I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy.

2

Cleveland Amory

The opera is like a husband with a foreign title - expensive to support, hard to understand and therefore a supreme social challenge.

3

Carol Bartz

My husband doesn't listen because his mother didn't make him listen. What am I going to do, beat him? I mean: firstborn of a southern family? Firstborn boy? Please. I mean, I love him to death, but is he going to take the garbage out? No.

4

Garcelle Beauvais

It only took one text message to change my life. That's when I discovered my loving husband had been unfaithful. His infidelities ended our marriage.

5

David A. Bednar

A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.

6

Ezra Taft Benson

Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind.

7

Shelley Berkley

I won't stop fighting to give Nevadans access to affordable health care just because my husband is a doctor, just like I won't stop standing up for veterans because my father served in World War II.

8

H. G. Bissinger

My grandmother got her law degree from Syracuse University in roughly 1911 and later co-founded with her husband an investment banking firm on Wall Street known as Lebenthal & Co.

9

Poppy Z. Brite

I've certainly learned a great deal from my husband, though, and could never have written a book like Liquor without him and the people he introduces me to and the stories he brings home.

10

Julie Burchill

My second husband believed I had such a fickle attitude to friendship that each Friday he would update the list of my 'Top Ten' friends in the manner of a Top Of The Pops chart countdown.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUSBAND»

Discover the use of husband in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to husband and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Husband's Secret

A sample chapter of Little Lies is included in this latest edition of The Husband's Secret.

Liane Moriarty, 2013

The Husband Book: A Guy's Guide to Marriage

Married men weary of gaining insight on how to be a better husband through trial and error-or the well-intentioned advice of misguided friends-will welcome the wisdom, humor, and truisms delivered by long-time husband Harry Harrison in The ...

Harry H. Harrison, 2002

The First Husband: A Novel

"A fresh, funny take on the search for a soulmate." —People Laura Dave has already won adoring fans everywhere from Hollywood to the heartland.

Laura Dave, 2011

A Husband After God's Own Heart: 12 Things That Really ...

Jim George addresses 12 areas of a husband_s life, providing men with powerful and practical applications for becoming a husband after God_s own heart. Includes a helpful study guide.

Jim George, 2004

The Perfect Husband

The first book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner.

Lisa Gardner, 2012

31 Days to a Happy Husband: What a Man Needs Most from His Wife

Every day a wife is either building her husband up or tearing him down. This book offers wives a 31-day, no holding back, life-changing building program for their marriages.

Arlene Pellicane, 2012

Her Vampire Husband

She may resist his bite, but she can't resist his charms... Werewolf princess Blu Masterson won't allow her seductive vampire husband to consummate their marriage with his bite, marking her forever.

Michele Hauf, 2012

Cheat On Your Husband (with Your Husband): How to Date Your ...

Counsels women on how to rekindle the intimate aspects of a marriage with their husbands by reconnecting with character traits that secured the initial relationship, sharing such strategic exercises as switching responsibilities for a day ...

Andrea Syrtash, 2011

101 Ways to Torture Your Husband

Risk factors rank damage done as well as how long it’ll take him to get over it. With the creatively wicked methods outlined in this manual, he’ll never misbehave again!

Maria Garcia-Kalb, 2009

Good Husband, Great Marriage: Finding the Good Husband...in ...

In short, GOOD HUSBAND, GREAT MARRIAGE is the book for everyone. GOOD HUSBAND, GREAT MARRIAGE is a hard-hitting, no-nonsense guidebook for men and women to help them fix their marriages.

Robert Mark Alter, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUSBAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term husband is used in the context of the following news items.

She lost her husband. And his wedding ring. But then help arrived …

The broken heart belongs to Rhonda Thill, a St. Paul woman who lost her love, her husband and the father of her three children in a motorcycle ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

Billionaire husband made Salma Hayek work after baby - Business …

Here's why Salma Hayek's billionaire husband made her go back to work after having a baby. Aly Weisman. Jul. 16, 2015, 9:56 AM; 26,933; 9 · facebook ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

Amy Schumer: I sent prank sext to Katie Couric's husband - NY Daily …

That's the lesson to be learned after the comedian revealed on “The Tonight Show” that she sent a dirty text to Katie Couric's husband — from ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Ask Amy: Tell husband to quit bullying great-grandkids

Dear Amy: My husband, “Stan,” and I have two great-grandchildren, ages 3 (girl) and 5 (boy). Stan is very critical of the little boy. He teases him ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»

Police: Woman Kidnapped, Fatally Shot by Husband's Mistress …

A woman was abducted by her husband's mistress in suburban Atlanta and then shot in what authorities called a murder-suicide after a ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Emily Maynard Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Boy With Husband: First …

Emily Maynard has baby Former Bachelorette Emily Maynard has welcomed a beautiful baby boy with her husband Tyler Johnson. Credit: ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»

Lisa Nicole Cloud Calls Out Married To Medicine Producers; Admits …

“The only thing that was in there was when my husband and I got into an argument, it escalated, the police were called, and then it got ... «Reality Tea, Jul 15»

Police in Sanford investigating double shooting involving husband …

Neighbors told ABC11 that the husband and wife have lived in the home for about a year with their three young children. There's no word on ... «WTVD-TV, Jul 15»

CA Dem Wants 'Husband,' 'Wife," Banned from U.S. Code - Breitbart

A California Democrat has introduced a U.S. House resolution designed to ban the use of “husband” and “wife” from the United States Code. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»

Carolyn Hax: My husband and kids forgot my 50th birthday …

Two months ago: daughter's 16th birthday, which my husband took the lead on. They've always been close. Two weeks ago: my 50th birthday. «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»