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husband

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌzbənd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʌzbənd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(huzbənd)

Collocations for "husband"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "husband" in context.

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husband

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. has been a [faithful, unfaithful] husband
  2. my [dear, loving, wonderful, future, late, beloved] husband
  3. a [house, henpecked, career, cheating] husband
  4. my [sister's] husband
  5. [divorced, married, separated from] my husband
  6. her husband-to-be
  7. have you and your husband over for [dinner, coffee]
  8. husband's [name, brother, family]
  9. have you seen my husband?
  10. are husband and wife
  11. I now pronounce you husband and wife
  12. [caught, found] her husband with
  13. was cheating on her husband
  14. [left, walked out on] her husband
  15. is her [second, third] husband
v
  1. husband its [resources, strength, food, assets]
  2. husbanded (their) [resources] [well, efficiently]
  3. husbanding animals for [food, their meat]
'husband' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "husband" in the title:

. I was ??? towards my sister’s new husband until I discovered he had made his money from hard-drug peddling. - English Only forum
... and I've used an eye mask when my husband is reading ... - English Only forum
... try various ways to show our support to our husband/s. - English Only forum
...she <had wanted> to go to the party, but that her husband <hadn't felt> like... - English Only forum
'the' husband and (?the) wife ... seen together by 'the' physician - English Only forum
“Beings,” she said to her husband - English Only forum
”If my husband had to rescue me, I just, I would have never heard the end of it.“ - English Only forum
(the) husband and wife - English Only forum
[struck] a different tone than her husband’s. - English Only forum
a better than 2-1 chance of finding a husband - English Only forum
a fool <of a> husband - English Only forum
a good husband<to>,<for> her? - English Only forum
A husband can be very possessive of his wife. - English Only forum
<a> husband of mine - English Only forum
A husband who comes home with the Gulf Stream - English Only forum
a husband who had tried to abort his wife - English Only forum
a husband with a commute. - English Only forum
a name of the person when a husband cheats his wife on - English Only forum
A strict but good husband - English Only forum
a/the career/husband - English Only forum
Abandoned by her husband, she began... - English Only forum
Abortist, "my husband works as an abortist (arborist)." - English Only forum
accompany a husband to his - English Only forum
After her husband died, she continuously works / worked [tense] - English Only forum
After my husband losing his job... - English Only forum
All the women lost their husband - English Only forum
already <on> her third husband - English Only forum
Also in the boat <there> were a young French-speaking husband and wife - English Only forum
Amy husband's name - English Only forum
An adult without poison does not mean a husband - English Only forum
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