marry

1 of 2

verb

mar·ry ˈmer-ē How to pronounce marry (audio)

ˈma-rē

married; marrying

transitive verb

: to join in marriage according to law or custom

: to give in marriage

married his daughter to his partner's son

: to take as spouse : wed

married the girl next door

: to perform the ceremony of marriage for

a priest will marry them

: to obtain by marriage

marry wealth

: to unite in close and usually permanent relation

intransitive verb

: to take a spouse : wed

He first married at twenty.

: combine, unite

seafood marries with other flavors

marry

2 of 2

interjection

archaic

—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement

Example Sentences

Verb He married his college sweetheart. I asked her to marry me. “Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.” They married for love, not money. The minister has married more than 100 couples. They hope to have a priest marry them. They were married by a justice of the peace. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Anne and Phillips divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year.

Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 So here marches in Jason Lannister to smoothly ask Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen—now 17 in the show—to marry him and come live at Casterly Rock, a large boring castle atop a big cliff.

Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 4 Sep. 2022 So Viserys, newly a widower, has a problem: Either marry again and keep trying for a son or else name brother Daemon (Matt Smith) as successor.

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 One of Anne Shirley’s key friendships is with Diana Barry (Michelle Veintimilla), whose aspirations to have a career are derailed by her mother’s insistence to marry and raise a family.

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The church decided whom its followers would marry and sent thousands of them — mostly women — abroad to become the spouses of church members.

Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 The church decided whom its followers would marry and sent thousands of them — mostly women — abroad to become the spouses of church members.

New York Times, 23 July 2022 But her granddaughter is single, and has no children and may never marry or have kids.

Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The two would go on to marry and have two sons, at least one of whom has dual Russian and American citizenship.

Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 4 July 2022 See More

marries

verb

present tense third-person singular of marry

as in connects

to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

connects
weds
mates
matches
unites
conjoins
affiances

as in weds

to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

Synonyms & Similar Words

weds
matches
commits
espouses
promises
engages
pledges
betroths
affiances

as in remarries

to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

Synonyms & Similar Words

remarries
proposes
weds
espouses
engages
promises
betroths
commits
affiances
pledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

divorces
separates (from)

as in mates

to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

remarries
mates
weds
ties the knot
couples
pairs off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separates
divorces

as in combines

to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

Synonyms & Similar Words

combines
unites
connects
fuses
joins
coalesces
unifies
conjoins
couples
conjugates
associates
reunites
interfuses
mates
links (up)
yokes
assembles
rejoins
reconnects
convenes
meets
compounds
allies
splices
recombines
confederates
leagues
congregates
clusters
chains
gathers
hitches
hooks
constellates
reunifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

separates
splits
severs
divides
sections
resolves
detaches
sunders
parts
divorces
dissociates
isolates
uncouples
breaks up
disconnects
disperses
unlinks
scatters
disbands
dissevers
fractionates
disunites
disjoins
disaffiliates
disjoints
unyokes

单词	marries
释义	marry 1 of 2 verb mar·ry ˈmer-ē ˈma-rē married; marrying transitive verb 1 a : to join in marriage according to law or custom b : to give in marriage married his daughter to his partner's son c : to take as spouse : wed married the girl next door d : to perform the ceremony of marriage for a priest will marry them e : to obtain by marriage marry wealth 2 : to unite in close and usually permanent relation intransitive verb 1 : to take a spouse : wed He first married at twenty. 2 : combine, unite seafood marries with other flavors marry 2 of 2 interjection archaic —used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement Phrases marry into : to become a member of by marriage married into a prominent family Synonyms Verb wed See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He married his college sweetheart. I asked her to marry me. “Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.” They married for love, not money. The minister has married more than 100 couples. They hope to have a priest marry them. They were married by a justice of the peace. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Anne and Phillips divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year. Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 So here marches in Jason Lannister to smoothly ask Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen—now 17 in the show—to marry him and come live at Casterly Rock, a large boring castle atop a big cliff. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 4 Sep. 2022 So Viserys, newly a widower, has a problem: Either marry again and keep trying for a son or else name brother Daemon (Matt Smith) as successor. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 One of Anne Shirley’s key friendships is with Diana Barry (Michelle Veintimilla), whose aspirations to have a career are derailed by her mother’s insistence to marry and raise a family. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The church decided whom its followers would marry and sent thousands of them — mostly women — abroad to become the spouses of church members. Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 The church decided whom its followers would marry and sent thousands of them — mostly women — abroad to become the spouses of church members. New York Times, 23 July 2022 But her granddaughter is single, and has no children and may never marry or have kids. Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The two would go on to marry and have two sons, at least one of whom has dual Russian and American citizenship. Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 4 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English marien, from Anglo-French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus married Interjection Middle English marie, from Marie, the Virgin Mary First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Interjection 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing marry marry money marry into money marry into marry money marry into money marry into Kids Definition marry verb mar·ry ˈmer-ē married; marrying 1 : to take for husband or wife She married her high school sweetheart. 2 : to become joined in marriage 3 : to join in marriage They were married by a judge. 4 : to give in marriage They married off all their children. marries verb present tense third-person singular of marry 1 as in connects to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance connects weds mates matches unites conjoins affiances 2 as in weds to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters Synonyms & Similar Words weds matches commits espouses promises engages pledges betroths affiances 3 as in remarries to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since Synonyms & Similar Words remarries proposes weds espouses engages promises betroths commits affiances pledges Antonyms & Near Antonyms divorces separates (from) 4 as in mates to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong Synonyms & Similar Words remarries mates weds ties the knot couples pairs off Antonyms & Near Antonyms separates divorces 5 as in combines to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well Synonyms & Similar Words combines unites connects fuses joins coalesces unifies conjoins couples conjugates associates reunites interfuses mates links (up) yokes assembles rejoins reconnects convenes meets compounds allies splices recombines confederates leagues congregates clusters chains gathers hitches hooks constellates reunifies Antonyms & Near Antonyms separates splits severs divides sections resolves detaches sunders parts divorces dissociates isolates uncouples breaks up disconnects disperses unlinks scatters disbands dissevers fractionates disunites disjoins disaffiliates disjoints unyokes See More
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marry

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