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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Jackie Tempera, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
In addition to her career reflections, Rossellini unprompted discusses the importance of personal and professional relationships with notable auteurs like Lynch and Martin Scorsese, to whom she was once married.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Instead, the matriarch cruelly strikes a deal to marry off her stiff eldest daughter, Rosaura (Ana Valeria Becerril), to Pedro.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Tammy, who later married Roe Messner after divorcing Jim in 1992, was a larger-than-life personality known for her big hair, fake eyelashes and her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Their daughter Paulina Mary Jean Gretzky was born on Dec. 19, 1988, five months after the couple married, PEOPLE reported.
—Jackie Tempera, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
In addition to her career reflections, Rossellini unprompted discusses the importance of personal and professional relationships with notable auteurs like Lynch and Martin Scorsese, to whom she was once married.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Instead, the matriarch cruelly strikes a deal to marry off her stiff eldest daughter, Rosaura (Ana Valeria Becerril), to Pedro.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Tammy, who later married Roe Messner after divorcing Jim in 1992, was a larger-than-life personality known for her big hair, fake eyelashes and her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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