marry
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marry
take a husband or wife; wed; combine, connect, join: The new cars marry fuel efficiency and roominess.
Not to be confused with:
merry – happy, cheery, glad; jolly, jovial, mirthful; joyous in disposition: a merry old elf
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mar·ry 1
(măr′ē)v. mar·ried, mar·ry·ing, mar·ries
v.tr.
1.
a. To join in marriage: They have been married for 25 years.
b. To take as a spouse: She married him two years ago.
c. To give in marriage: They married their daughter to a nobleman.
2. To perform a marriage ceremony for: The rabbi married the couple.
3. To obtain by marriage: marry money.
4. Nautical To join (two ropes) end to end, as by splicing or seizing.
5. To unite in a close, usually permanent way: "His material marries the domestic and the exotic" (Clifton Fadiman).
v.intr.
1. To enter into marriage; wed: They married in their twenties.
2. To combine or blend agreeably: Let the flavors marry overnight.
[Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin marītāre, from marītus, married.]
mar·ry 2
(măr′ē)interj. Archaic
Used as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis.
[Middle English Marie, the Virgin Mary, ultimately from Greek Maria; see Mary1.]
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marry
(ˈmærɪ)vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
1. to take (someone as one's partner) in marriage
2. (tr) to join or give in marriage
3. (tr) to acquire (something) by marriage: marry money.
4. to unite closely or intimately
5. (sometimes foll by: up) to fit together or align (two things); join
6. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical
a. to match up (the strands) of unlaid ropes before splicing
b. to seize (two ropes) together at intervals along their lengths
[C13: from Old French marier, from Latin marītāre, from marītus married (man), perhaps from mās male]
ˈmarrier n
marry
(ˈmærɪ)interj
archaic an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc
[C14: euphemistic for the Virgin Mary]
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mar•ry1
(ˈmær i)v. -ried, -ry•ing. v.t.
1. to take as a husband or wife; take in marriage.
2. to perform the marriage ceremony for; join in wedlock.
3. to give in marriage; arrange the marriage of: married off all their children.
4. to join or unite intimately.
5. to gain through marriage: to marry money.
v.i. 6. to take a husband or wife; wed.
7. to unite closely or agreeably; blend: This wine and cheese marry well.
[1250–1300; Middle English marien < Old French marier < Latin marītāre to wed]
mar•ry2
(ˈmær i)interj. Archaic.
(used to express surprise or emphasis.)
[1325–75; Middle English; euphemistic variant of Mary(the Virgin)]
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married
– marry1. 'married to'
If you are married to someone, they are your husband or wife.
Her daughter was married to a Frenchman.
2. 'marry'
When you marry someone, you become their husband or wife during a special ceremony.
I wanted to marry him.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'to' after marry. Don't say 'I wanted to marry to him'.
3. 'get married'
Marry is not usually used without an object. Don't say, for example, that a person 'marries' or that two people 'marry'. Say that they get married.
Lisa and Kunal are getting married next month.
My parents want me to get married and settle down.
Marry is sometimes used without an object, but this is a literary or old-fashioned use.
Jane swore that she would never marry.
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marry
Past participle: married
Gerund: marrying
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| Verb | 1. |  marry - take in marriage inmarry - marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry" mismarry - marry an unsuitable partner marry, splice, wed, tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" wive - marry a woman, take a wife wive - take (someone) as a wife intermarry - marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarry - marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart" |
| 2. |  marry - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"officiate - act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?" |
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marry
verb
1. tie the knot (informal), wed, take the plunge (informal), walk down the aisle (informal), get hitched (slang), get spliced (informal), become man and wife, plight your troth (old-fashioned) They married a month after they met.
2. wed, espouse, wive (archaic), take to wife, lead to the altar, make an honest woman of (informal) He wants to marry her.
3. unite, match, join, link, tie, bond, ally, merge, knit, unify, splice, yoke It will be difficult to marry his two interests - cooking and sport.
Quotations
"There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry ... it is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest themselves" [Jane Austen Mansfield Park]
"It is better to marry than to burn" Bible: I Corinthians
"There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry ... it is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest themselves" [Jane Austen Mansfield Park]
"It is better to marry than to burn" Bible: I Corinthians
Proverbs
"Never marry for money, but marry where money is"
"Never marry for money, but marry where money is"
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marry
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marry
[ˈmærɪ]A. VT
1. (= take in marriage) → casarse con
to be married to sb → estar casado con algn
we have been married for 14 years → llevamos 14 años (de) casados
to marry money → casarse con alguien de dinero
to be married to sb → estar casado con algn
we have been married for 14 years → llevamos 14 años (de) casados
to marry money → casarse con alguien de dinero
B. VI (also to get married) → casarse
to marry again → volver a casarse, casarse en segundas nupcias
to marry beneath one → casarse con alguien de rango inferior
to marry into a rich family → emparentar con una familia rica
to marry into the peerage → casarse con alguien de la nobleza
to marry again → volver a casarse, casarse en segundas nupcias
to marry beneath one → casarse con alguien de rango inferior
to marry into a rich family → emparentar con una familia rica
to marry into the peerage → casarse con alguien de la nobleza
marry up VT + ADV (fig) → conjugar
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marry
(ˈmӕri) verb1. to take (a person) as one's husband or wife. John married my sister; They married in church.casarse
2. (of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people). The priest married them.casar
3. to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife. He married his son to a rich woman.casar
ˈmarried adjectiveShe has two married daughters.casado
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marry
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