married; marrying; marries
1
a
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
b
: to find a marriage partner for (someone, especially one's child)
They married their son to the daughter of a close friend.
trying to marry their children off
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
1
: to take a spouse : wed
He first married at twenty.
archaic
—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement
Synonyms
Examples of marry in a Sentence
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.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Two teenage club skaters, Jinna Han, 13, of Mansfield, and Spencer Lane, 16, of Barrington, R.I., their mothers, Jin Han and Christine Lane, and coaches, married couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, all died in the country’s deadliest air disaster in a generation.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
He was married almost 19 years and had four daughters, in addition to all of his amazing accomplishments both on, and off, the court.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
The couple have been married for more than three years and both come from Hollywood royalty — Collins is the daughter of rocker Phil Collins, and McDowell is the son of actors Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen and stepson to Ted Danson.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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Where to watch:Peacock ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ Weddings are double-booked at the same island inn venue for a devoted girl dad (Will Ferrell) marrying off his daughter (Geraldine Viswanathan) and a reality TV producer (Reese Witherspoon) planning a big day for her little sister (Meredith Hagner).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Two teenage club skaters, Jinna Han, 13, of Mansfield, and Spencer Lane, 16, of Barrington, R.I., their mothers, Jin Han and Christine Lane, and coaches, married couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, all died in the country’s deadliest air disaster in a generation.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
He was married almost 19 years and had four daughters, in addition to all of his amazing accomplishments both on, and off, the court.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
The couple have been married for more than three years and both come from Hollywood royalty — Collins is the daughter of rocker Phil Collins, and McDowell is the son of actors Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen and stepson to Ted Danson.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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marry
1 of 2 verb
mar·ry
ˈmar-ē 
married; marrying
1
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
they were married by a priest
2
: to give in marriage
married their children off
3
: to take as husband or wife
married a singer
4
: to enter into a marriage relationship : wed
decided to marry
5
: to enter into a close union
working long hours, she is married to her job
marry
2 of 2 interjection
archaic
—used to express amused or surprised agreement
Etymology
Verb
Middle English marien "to marry," from early French marier (same meaning), derived from Latin maritus "married"
Interjection
Middle English marie, an interjection, from Marie "the Virgin Mary"
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