husband
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- noun
- /ˈhʌzbənd/
:
marido
- You'll be with your husband in a few hours.
- husband and wife
- cheating husband
- tell your husband
So I think kind of what your husband is saying is right.
- So I think kind of what your husband is saying is right.
- That you had an affair with her husband and he got killed.
- Watch out though, your husband's on my radar OK?
- Well, thank you to your husband or boyfriend, Sorry.
- And would you ask your partner, husband to be in the study?
- For Valentine's Day one year, my husband bought me a six way plug.
- I was a brother, a son, a husband, a father.
- I love Shan and her husband Hamish so much.
- And now tell your husband or wife that you love them.
Examples
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I listened to the doctor, my mother, my husband, and just about everyone except myself.
Fiction book (1990) -
Have you got a husband and children?
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When did you realize that your husband was the one?
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I lost it to my current husband on our wedding night.
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I have explained to your husband why I am here.
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Well, you can meet him now as my husband.
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The main act was a play about a woman whose husband has died of AIDS.
Academic text (2011) -
You've got a wonderful husband who loves you.
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Before moving in, she came to the home to give her husband, David, respite from caring for her.
Academic text (2011) -
When did you realize that your husband was the one for you?
Synonyms
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A husband, wife, or long-term companion in a romantic relationship
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A person who is married to someone
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A man who has a wife
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A woman's husband
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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7.9
A younger attractive husband kept mainly for his looks or status rather than his personality
- Formal
A right that stops a spouse from being forced to tell private conversations with their spouse during marriage in court
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Husband comes from an old Norse word that joins hús 'house' and bóndi 'dweller', meaning someone who looked after the home. That idea of a 'master of the house' changed into the modern meaning 'a married man'.