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Moderatehusband
The correct spelling is husband.
How to pronounce husband
/ˈhʌz.bənd/
nounIPA: /ˈhʌz.bənd/
Say it like: Hus-ban-d
The correct spelling is husband. The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder. For example: "You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband."
Usage Examples
“You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.”
“While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.”
“For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
- 2.A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
- 3.A prudent or frugal manager.
- 4.A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
- 5.The male of a pair of animals.
verb
- 1.To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
- 2.To conserve.
- 3.To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
- 4.To provide with a husband.
- 5.To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
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