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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Earlier, Mary Tyler Moore had become a household name playing the lovable, happily married Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
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When the film was remade in 1960 starring Sophia Loren, Balmain again took the reins, designing a pink dress with extravagant jewelry that married cinematic elegance with star power.
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Jackson has been married to actress LaTanya Richardson since 1980.
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Verb
Mike, now played with a friendly glower by the bald and barrel-chested Chiklis, is a construction-site foreman, married for decades to Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson), with several grown children.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Earlier, Mary Tyler Moore had become a household name playing the lovable, happily married Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
When the film was remade in 1960 starring Sophia Loren, Balmain again took the reins, designing a pink dress with extravagant jewelry that married cinematic elegance with star power.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Jackson has been married to actress LaTanya Richardson since 1980.
—Glenn Garner, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 20 Sep. 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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