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Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.
Warren Christopher

Meaning of "wife" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIFE

Old English wīf; related to Old Norse vīf (perhaps from vīfathr veiled), Old High German wīb (German Weib).
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PRONUNCIATION OF WIFE

wife  [waɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIFE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wife is 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.

WHAT DOES WIFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wife

Wife

A wife is a female partner in a continuing marital relationship. A wife may also be referred to as a spouse. The term continues to be applied to a woman who has separated from her husband and ceases to be applied to such a woman only when her marriage has come to an end following a legally recognised divorce or the death of her spouse. On the death of her husband, a wife is referred to as a widow, but not after she is divorced from her husband. The rights and obligations of the wife in relation to her husband, and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.

Definition of wife in the English dictionary

The definition of wife in the dictionary is a man's partner in marriage; a married woman related adjective uxorial.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIFE


afterlife
ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf
ex-wife
ˌeksˈwaɪf
fife
faɪf
housewife
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf
kaif
kaɪf
knife
naɪf
life
laɪf
long-life
ˈlɒŋlaɪf
midwife
ˈmɪdˌwaɪf
nightlife
ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf
real-life
ˌriːlˈlaɪf
rife
raɪf
still-life
stɪl laɪf
strife
straɪf
wildlife
ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIFE

wienerwurst
wienie
Wiesbaden
Wiesel
Wiesenthal
wife batterer
wife swapping
wife-beater
wife-beating
wife-swapping
wife´s equity
wifedom
wifehood
wifeless
wifelike
wifeliness
wifely
wifey
wifie
wifty

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIFE

a dog´s life
all the world and his wife
come to life
daily life
family life
for dear life
go for your life
half-life
home life
love life
not on your life
quality of life
real life
Recife
shelf life
social life
still life
Tenerife
to the life
way of life

Synonyms and antonyms of wife in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WIFE»

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

Translation of «wife» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIFE

Find out the translation of wife to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wife from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wife» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

妻子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esposa
570 millions of speakers

English

wife
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्नी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زَوْجَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ত্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épouse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Isteri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehefrau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아내
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bojo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vợ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனைவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पत्नी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kadın eş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moglie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дружина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

soție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύζυγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fru
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wife

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIFE»

The term «wife» is very widely used and occupies the 2.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIFE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wife» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wife» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wife

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10 QUOTES WITH «WIFE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wife.
1
Jason Aldean
The DVR thing has rocked my world. Being on the road, I used to not keep up with any shows. Now I got a DVR, so I'm watching everything: 'CSI: Miami,' my favorites 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Mentalist.' I like some of the HBO stuff, 'Entourage' and 'Eastbound & Down.' My wife got me into the 'Grey's Anatomy' deal, so I'm watching that.
2
Helen Andelin
The first Law of Heaven is obedience, and it should be the first law of every home. It is the foundation of an orderly home, a successful family, and the successful lives of the children. The wife is the key.
3
Sara Blakely
Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you're just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning.
4
Steve Carell
I love my wife dearly, and, therefore, I've never cooked a meal, romantic or otherwise, for her.
5
Emanuel Celler
My wife - to-be and I went to see my father. Only he could answer the two questions before us: Shall we get married now? Shall I begin the practice of law, or continue being the successful wine salesman I had become, working my way through law school?
6
Michael Chabon
I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear.
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Anton Chekhov
I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every day in my sky.
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Warren Christopher
Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.
9
Brian Clough
We used to go to the pictures every Saturday night but we had to leave a little bit early and get home and watch Match of the Day - and my wife still complains she missed the last five minutes of every film we saw.
10
Harry Connick, Jr.
I say sorry to my wife about five times a day for various reasons.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIFE»

Discover the use of wife in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wife and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Surrendered Wife: A Practical Guide for Finding ...
A New York Times bestseller, this controversial guide to improving your marriage has transformed thousands of relationships, bringing women romance, harmony, and the intimacy they crave.
Laura Doyle, 2001
2
The Time Traveler's Wife: A Novel
Passionately in love, Clare and Henry vow to hold onto each other and their marriage as they struggle with the effects of Chrono-Displacement Disorder, a condition that casts Henry involuntarily into the world of time travel.
Audrey Niffenegger, 2003
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The Tiger's Wife: A Novel
Searching for clues, she turns to his worn copy of The Jungle Bookand the stories he told her of his encounters over the years with “the deathless man.” But most extraordinary of all is the story her grandfather never told her—the ...
Téa Obreht , 2011
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The Shoemaker's Wife
A riveting historical epic of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny, inspired by the author's own family history, The Shoemaker's Wife is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write.
Adriana Trigiani, 2012
5
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Presents a series of stories about men and women who, representing both medical and literary oddities, raise fundamental questions about the nature of reality
Oliver Sacks, 1998
6
Confessions of a Military Wife
Confessions of a Military Wife is an honest, witty, and often hilarious look at the life of the new generation military wife.
Mollie Gross, 2009
7
A Reliable Wife
Isolated on a remote estate and imprisoned by relentless snow, the story of Ralph and Catherine unfolds in unimaginable ways.
Robert Goolrick, 2010
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My Woman His Wife 3: Playing for Keeps: Playing for Keeps
Four years after disrupting the Cinque family, Monica is back to cause some more trouble, but with enemies everywhere, she has to decide if she wants to stay in Philadelphia or return to Atlanta where she thinks she will be safe.
Anna J., 2012
9
Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale: An Annotated ...
The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Prologue" and "Tale."
Peter G. Beidler, Elizabeth M. Biebel, 1998
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Allan's Wife
H. Rider Haggard's ongoing saga about dashing explorer Allan Quatermain continues in Allan's Wife, a novel that recounts some of the quests that Quatermain fell into while married to his second wife, an equally fearless woman named Stella.
H. Rider Haggard, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIFE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wife is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man who ranted on Facebook about estranged wife wins Supreme …
The Supreme Court made it harder Monday to punish people who post threatening comments online, ruling that prosecutors must show that the sender had the ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
2
The Good Wife: “Wanna Partner?”
It's hard to say exactly where season six of The Good Wife went wrong, but wrong it went, and the narratives downfalls appeared particularly dire since they all ... «A.V. Club DC, May 15»
3
Boston Marathon runner searches for man she kissed … and finds …
The wife continued: “While this may not be the ending that you had hoped for, that ... Tatge says she wrote back to the wife on Monday, thanking her for her ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Rio Ferdinand's wife Rebecca Ellison tragically dies after cancer battle
'My soul mate slipped away last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Iowa Man Found Not Guilty of Sexually Abusing Wife With Alzheimer's
In the highly unusual case, Mr. Rayhons, 78, a farmer and former Republican state legislator who by all accounts had a mutually loving relationship with his wife, ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
6
100-Year-Old Man Allegedly Kills 88-Year-Old Wife, Then Commits …
A 100-year-old man is believed to have killed his 88-year-old wife overnight in New Jersey before killing himself, according to authorities. Michael Juskin ... «ABC News, Apr 15»
7
Robin Williams's wife and children take estate dispute to court
Attorneys for Robin Williams's wife and children are headed to court in their battle ... In papers filed in December, Williams's wife, Susan, says some of the late ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
Donald Sterling's wife faces off in court with his girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the estranged wife of billionaire Donald Sterling says his mistress manipulated and deceived him out of more than $3.5 ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
9
Former 'Survivor' producer convicted in Mexico of wife's murder …
CANCUN, Mexico – A onetime American reality television producer was convicted Thursday of murdering his wife during a 2010 Cancun beach vacation, a state ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
10
Robin Williams' wife, kids fight over estate
It's a sad epilogue to Robin Williams' death. The comedian's wife, Susan, and children Zachary, Zelda and Cody are fighting over his estate. In court papers filed ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»

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