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husband

/ˈhʌzbənd/noun, verb2 syllables

Husband means: use cautiously and frugally.

Synonyms for husband5

noun, as in a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

hubby, married man

verb, as in use cautiously and frugally

conserve, economize, economise

Opposites of husband

What does husband mean?2

verb

1

use cautiously and frugally“I try to economize my spare time”

noun

1

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Husband in a sentence

  • If only her husband helped her, most of her problems at home would disappear.CK
  • When her husband died, she felt like committing suicide.CM
  • After her husband died, her baby was all in all to her.unknown
  • A lady, whose husband is a famous scientist, came over from the other side.unknown
  • Compared with her husband, she is not so careful.CM
  • Unable to bear her miseries, she ran away from her husband.AlanF_US
  • I am writing on behalf of my husband, who is in the hospital.AlanF_US
  • In contrast to her, her husband didn't seem to be enjoying the shopping.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of husband

as a noun

plural
husbands

as a verb

past tense
husbanded
present participle
husbanding
third-person singular
husbands
past participle
husbanded