- pronounce someone man and wife
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to state as an official legal fact that two people are married
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
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pronounce someone husband and wife — pronounce someone man/husband/and wife phrase to state as an official legal fact that two people are married I now pronounce you husband and wife. Thesaurus: engagements and weddingshyponym to get, or to be marriedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
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pronounce — pro|nounce [ prə nauns ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to say the sounds of letters or words: I find some Japanese words very difficult to pronounce. Busy is pronounced to rhyme with dizzy. Did I pronounce your name correctly? 2. ) FORMAL to formally… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
man — man1 W1S1 [mæn] n plural men [men] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(male person)¦ 2¦(strong/brave)¦ 3¦(person)¦ 4¦(people)¦ 5¦(worker)¦ 6¦(particular kind of man)¦ 7 man! 8¦(soldier)¦ 9¦(husband)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pronounce — [[t]prəna͟ʊns[/t]] pronounces, pronouncing, pronounced 1) VERB To pronounce a word means to say it using particular sounds. [V n] Have I pronounced your name correctly?... [V n n] He pronounced it Per sha, the way the English do. 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
pronounce — [prə nouns′, prōnouns′] vt. pronounced, pronouncing [ME pronouncen < OFr pronuncier < L pronuntiare < pro , before + nuntiare, to announce < nuntius, messenger: see PRO 2 & NUNCIO] 1. to say or declare officially, solemnly, or with… … English World dictionary
pronounce */*/ — UK [prəˈnaʊns] / US verb Word forms pronounce : present tense I/you/we/they pronounce he/she/it pronounces present participle pronouncing past tense pronounced past participle pronounced 1) [transitive] to say the sounds of letters or words I… … English dictionary
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