married; marrying; marries
1
a
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
b
: to find a marriage partner for (someone, especially one's child)
They married their son to the daughter of a close friend.
trying to marry their children off
c
: to take as spouse : wed
married the girl next door
d
: to perform the ceremony of marriage for
a priest will marry them
e
: to obtain by marriage
marry wealth
2
: to unite in close and usually permanent relation
1
: to take a spouse : wed
He first married at twenty.
archaic
—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement
Examples of marry in a Sentence
Verb
He married his college sweetheart.
I asked her to marry me.
“Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.”
They married for love, not money.
The minister has married more than 100 couples.
They hope to have a priest marry them.
They were married by a justice of the peace.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 31 July 2025
Couples who got married in 2025 spent an average of $36,000 on their wedding, according to Zola, up from $33,000 in 2024 and $29,000 in 2023.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Another Dallas pair got married, but, like a bad breakup text, later announced their separation.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Diggs and Menzel, who were married from 2003 to 2014, costarred in the original 1996 Broadway production of Rent, for which Menzel received a Tony nomination.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
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Verb
Neeson is currently dating his Naked Gun costar Pamela Anderson, and was previously linked to Barbra Streisand and Brooke Shields before marrying wife Natasha Richardson in 1994.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 31 July 2025
Couples who got married in 2025 spent an average of $36,000 on their wedding, according to Zola, up from $33,000 in 2024 and $29,000 in 2023.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Another Dallas pair got married, but, like a bad breakup text, later announced their separation.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Diggs and Menzel, who were married from 2003 to 2014, costarred in the original 1996 Broadway production of Rent, for which Menzel received a Tony nomination.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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marry
1 of 2 verb
mar·ry
ˈmar-ē 
married; marrying
1
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
they were married by a priest
2
: to give in marriage
married their children off
3
: to take as husband or wife
married a singer
4
: to enter into a marriage relationship : wed
decided to marry
5
: to enter into a close union
working long hours, she is married to her job
marry
2 of 2 interjection
archaic
—used to express amused or surprised agreement
Etymology
Verb
Middle English marien "to marry," from early French marier (same meaning), derived from Latin maritus "married"
Interjection
Middle English marie, an interjection, from Marie "the Virgin Mary"
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