# wedded

/ˈwɛdɪd/ (US) · /wˈɛdɪd/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/wedded
Updated: 2026-05-19

## Definition

to be very attached to an idea, a person, or a habit. You use this when someone cannot imagine changing their mind or their way of life.

For teachers: to be firmly attached to a person, idea, or habit; to be closely associated with something. Often used in the passive voice to describe a state of being committed.

## Examples

- He is wedded to his old ways and refuses to change.
- The politician is wedded to the old policy, even though the public clearly wants a new approach.
- The philosopher argued that we are all wedded to our own cultural biases, making it nearly impossible to view the world from a truly objective perspective.

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