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Married ˈmærid Couple Adjective Bre Man/Woman Happily She's

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

(adjective)BrE / ˈmærid / NAmE / ˈmærid /
  1. having a husband or wife
    • opposite unmarried
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unmarried
    • a married man/woman
    • Is he married?
    • a happily married couple
    • She's married to John.
    • Rachel and David are getting married on Saturday.
    • How long have you been married?
  2. connected with marriage
    • See related entries: Marriage
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/marriage/married_2
    • Are you enjoying married life?
    • Her married name (= the family name of her husband) is Jones.
  3. very involved in something so that you have no time for other activities or interests
    • My brother is married to his job.

    Extra Examples

    • I wouldn’t have felt properly married if it hadn’t been a church wedding.
    • She’s married to an actor.
    • The newly married couple left for their honeymoon in Spain.
    • When did you get married?
    • a married man/woman/couple
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