# wive

**Pronunciation:** WIVE

**CEFR level:** A2

**Part of speech:** verb

## Meaning

Wive means to marry (a woman).

## Examples

- The lesson showed how to wive in a natural sentence.
- Check who or what will wive before translating the verb.
- The example helped students understand when to wive.

## Common patterns

- to wive — Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — The lesson showed when to wive.
- wive in context — Check the sentence to see who does the action. — We studied how wive works in context.

## Collocations

- try to wive — They will try to wive after practice.
- learn to wive — Students learn to wive by seeing examples.

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