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A traditional phrase said by each of the prospective spouses during a wedding ceremony in order to accept the marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, do.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
我願意 /我愿意
(wǒ yuànyì)
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Dutch:
ja
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Finnish:
tahdon
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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French:
oui
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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French:
oui, je le veux
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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German:
ja, ich will
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Gujarati:
કબૂલ
(kabūl)
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Hungarian:
igen
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Hungarian:
akarom
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Italian:
sì, lo voglio
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Slovak:
áno, chcem
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage
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Spanish:
sí, acepto
— traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage