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Spouse vs Wif - What's the difference?

spouse | wif |

As a noun spouse

is a person's husband or wife.

As a verb spouse

is (dated) to wed; to espouse.

As a preposition wif is

(informal|dialectal|eye dialect) with.

spouse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person's husband or wife.
    • People should treat their spouses with respect.
  • * Spenser
    • At last such grace I found, and means I wrought, / That I that lady to my spouse had won.

    Derived terms

    * spousal (pos a)

    Verb

  • (dated) To wed; to espouse.
  • * 1819 , , Otho the Great , Act III, Scene II, verses 212-214
    • Do you stand possess’d
    Of any proof against the honourableness
    Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?

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    wif

    English

    Alternative forms

    * wid (informal ) * with * wiv (informal )

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (informal, dialectal, eye dialect) with
  • * 1998 , Ted Shine, Contributions , ISBN 0822202387, page 31:
    • That's what I mo' wear wif my shoes.
  • * 2000 , Jan King, It'a A Girl Thing: The Hilarious Truth About Women , ISBN 0740711318, page 161:
    • I been at the gym gettin' down wif my peeps.
  • * 2002 , Stan Hayes, The Rough English Equivalent , ISBN 059524579X, page 324:
    • If I don' have no problem wif my high school test?

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