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Married ˈmærid Couple Adjective Man/Woman Happily/An Unhappily She's

Word3 married
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈmærid/ /ˈmærid/
Example
  • a married man/woman
  • is he married?
  • a happily/an unhappily married couple
  • she's married to john.
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married

(adjective)/ˈmærid/ /ˈmærid/

    Word Family

    • marry verb
    • marriage noun
    • married adjective (≠ unmarried)
  1. having a husband or wife
    • OPPOSITE unmarried
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unmarried
    • a married man/woman
    • Is he married?
    • a happily/an unhappily married couple
    • She's married to John.
    • Sam and Chris are getting married on Saturday.
    • How long have you been married?

    Extra Examples

    • I wouldn't have felt properly married if it hadn't been a church wedding.
    • The newly married couple left for their honeymoon in Spain.
    • The married father of four had been reported missing.
  2. connected with marriage
    • Are you enjoying married life?
    • Her married name (= the family name of her husband) is Jones.

    Extra Examples

    • The officer was stationed at Netley, where he and his wife lived in married quarters (= accommodation).
    • The poem is a celebration of married love.
  3. very involved in something so that you have no time for other activities or interests
    • My brother is married to his job.
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