Married Marry ˈmæri I People Verb German Viv

• she married a german.
• he was 36 when he married viv.
• i don't want to marry robert.
• we got married in a small village church.

marry

Word Family

• marry verb
• marriage noun
• married adjective (≠ unmarried)

Verb Forms

1. to become the husband or wife of somebody; to get married to somebody
• She married a German.
• He was 36 when he married Viv.
• I don't want to marry Robert.
• We got married in a small village church.
• Dali and Gala were married in a civil ceremony in Paris.
• He never married.
• I guess I'm not the marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married).
• They married young.

Extra Examples

• He asked me to marry him but I said no.
• He married her for love, not for money.
• He promised to marry her when he returned.
• This was the woman he chose to marry.
• The couple plan to marry next year.
• He believes same-sex couples should be able to marry.
• Matt told me he was going to marry again.
• People are marrying later these days.
• To keep his wealthy lifestyle, he had to marry well.
• Jim settled in Wales, where he married and raised a family.
2. to perform a ceremony in which two people get married
• They were married by the local priest.
3. to find a husband or wife for somebody, especially your daughter or son
4. to combine two different things, ideas, etc. successfully
• SYNONYM unite
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unite_1
• The music business marries art and commerce.
• The focus for business should be how to marry economic efficiency with social justice.
5. people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, may discover later that they have made a mistake
6. to marry a rich person

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.