Beginner 📚 Vocabulary · #712 of 1319

wife (n.)

a married woman

Examples

  • His wife is a nurse.

Key rules

  • A wife is a married woman
  • His wife, my wife
  • Wife is countable; plural wives

Common mistakes

  • His wifes is a nurse → His wife is a nurse
💡 Tip: Describing marriage // Family // Introducing partners
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