marry
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
marries;
married;
marrying
marries;
married;
marrying
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARRY
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to become the husband or wife of (someone)
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to become joined with (someone) in marriage
[+ object]
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He married his college sweetheart.
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marrying a doctor/lawyer
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I asked her to marry me.
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“Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.”
[no object]
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He hopes to marry [=get married] soon.
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She married young. [=she was young when she married]
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They married for love, not money.
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[+ object]
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to perform a ceremony in which two people get married
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The minister has married more than 100 couples.
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They hope to have a priest marry them.
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They were married by a justice of the peace.
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[+ object]
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to find a husband or wife for (your child)
— often + to
— often + off
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He married his daughter to his partner's son.
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They married their son off to the daughter of a close friend.
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trying to marry their children off
4
[+ object]
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to join or combine (two things) closely
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The design marries traditional elements with/to/and modern methods.
marry into
[phrasal verb]
marry into (something)
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to become a member of (something, such as a family, group, culture, etc.) by marrying someone
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He married into a very wealthy family. [=his wife's family is very wealthy]
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She married into the upper class.
marry money
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to marry someone who is wealthy
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My cousin hopes to marry money.
