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

Orzabal remarried four years ago, and drops his current wife Emily’s name in conversation often. —Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2024

Sarah did not see the letter for many months and, just 24 at the time of her husband's death, never remarried. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024

Ní Mhaonaigh remarried and, at 45, had a daughter, Nia Ní Bheirn, in Dublin. —Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2024

Presley remarried and, using IVF, had twin daughters at 40 — which, oddly, marked the beginning of a long downfall. —Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 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