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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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
For the couple, who have been married since 1999, being on Bravo has given them the opportunity to show others how their family operates and supports one another.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Holliman never married, and information on survivors wasn’t immediately available.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
While on opposite political teams, the two married a year later and have been making the rounds ever since.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Verb
In 2020, right before the pandemic hit, two federal agents visit the L.A. home of one of his closest buddies, who is married with three daughters.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
For the couple, who have been married since 1999, being on Bravo has given them the opportunity to show others how their family operates and supports one another.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Holliman never married, and information on survivors wasn’t immediately available.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
While on opposite political teams, the two married a year later and have been making the rounds ever since.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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