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Pronunciation: US /ˌwaɪf ˈʌp/

wife up means: To marry a woman, especially a girlfriend you have been with for some time.

verb

MARRY A WOMANC1

To marry a woman, especially a girlfriend you have been with for some time.

  • He wants to wife up his girlfriend.
  • They’ve been together for years, and he finally wifed her up.
  • Are you planning to wife her up?

How to use it: wife someone up (He plans to wife his girlfriend up next summer.)

Similar words: marry, wed

Common phrases: wife up someone, wife up soon

PARTNER DOMINATES TIMEC2

To spend so much time with your wife or girlfriend that you neglect friends or follow her wishes.

  • He’s wifed up these days.
  • Since he wifed up, we hardly see him at weekends.
  • Have you wifed up, or will you join us tonight?

Similar words: be under her thumb

Common phrases: wife up completely, wife up again

Questions about wife up

What does wife up mean?

To marry a woman, especially a girlfriend you have been with for some time.

What is wife up in other languages?

Türkçe: evlenmek · Español: casarse con · Français: épouser · Deutsch: heiraten · Italiano: sposare · 日本語: 妻にする

How do you pronounce wife up?

It is pronounced /ˌwaɪf ˈʌp/.

How do you use wife up in a sentence?

He wants to wife up his girlfriend. They’ve been together for years, and he finally wifed her up.

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