remarry

verb

re·​mar·​ry (ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ē 

-ˈma-rē

remarried; remarrying

transitive + intransitive

: to marry again

"… So they got divorced. But they loved each other, so after a break of 10 years, they remarried …"

—Linda Hashim

… eventually separated and divorced, but though each remarried, they remained close …

—Margo Jefferson

She divorced her husband soon after the book came out, took up with, married and divorced a local disc jockey, remarried her first husband, dumped him again, and drank herself to death by age 39.

—Edward Kosner

remarriage

(ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ij 

-ˈma-rij

noun

plural remarriages

a happy remarriage with two children

Examples of remarry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shortly after the birth of their daughter, the pair divorced in August 1971, and Natalie remarried her original husband in 1972, according to E! News. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024

At the time, his mother, Joan, remarried to Ariana's dad, Ed Butera, and the two welcomed the pop star on June 26, 1993. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024

The filmmakers have the cooperation of John, who remarried after Patsy’s death from ovarian cancer in 2006 and now lives in Utah. —Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024

If ex-spouse remarries, has no impact on your ability to receive benefits. —Thomas Hager, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

remarry

verb

re·​mar·​ry

rē-ˈmar-ē

: to marry again : to marry after an earlier marriage

remarriage

-ij

noun