marry

mar·ry ¹  (mr)

v. mar·ried, mar·ry·ing, mar·ries

v.tr.

1.

a. To join in marriage: They have been married for 25 years.

b. To take as a spouse: She married him two years ago.

c. To give in marriage.

2. To perform a marriage ceremony for: The rabbi married the couple.

3. To obtain by marriage: marry money.

4. Nautical To join (two ropes) end to end by interweaving their strands.

5. To unite in a close, usually permanent way: "His material marries the domestic and the exotic" (Clifton Fadiman).

v.intr.

1. To take a husband or wife; wed: They married in their twenties.

2. To combine or blend agreeably: Let the flavors marry overnight.

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[Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin martre, from martus, married.]

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mar·ry ²  (mr)

interj. Archaic

Used as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis.

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[Middle English Marie, the Virgin Mary, ultimately from Greek Maria; see Mary¹.]

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marry¹

vb -ries, -rying, -ried

1. to take (someone as one's husband or wife) in marriage

2. (tr) to join or give in marriage

3. (tr) to acquire (something) by marriage marry money

4. to unite closely or intimately

5. (tr; sometimes foll by up) to fit together or align (two things); join

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical

a.  to match up (the strands) of unlaid ropes before splicing

b.  to seize (two ropes) together at intervals along their lengths See also marry up

[from Old French marier, from Latin marītāre, from marītus married (man), perhaps from mās male]

marrier  n

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marry²

interj

Archaic an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc.

[euphemistic for the Virgin Mary]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	marry - take in marriage                     get hitched with, get married, hook up with, wed, conjoin, espouse unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief inmarry - marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry" mismarry - marry an unsuitable partner marry, splice, wed, tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" wive - marry a woman, take a wife wive - take (someone) as a wife intermarry - marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarry - marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart"
	2.	marry - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" splice, wed, tie officiate - act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?" get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed, conjoin, espouse - take in marriage solemnise, solemnize - perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies

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marry

verb

1. tie the knot (informal), wed, take the plunge (informal), walk down the aisle (informal), get hitched (slang), get spliced (informal), become man and wife, plight your troth (old-fashioned) They married a month after they met.

2. wed, espouse, wive (archaic), take to wife, lead to the altar, make an honest woman of (informal) He wants to marry her.

3. unite, match, join, link, tie, bond, ally, merge, knit, unify, splice, yoke It will be difficult to marry his two interests - cooking and sport.

Quotations
"There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry ... it is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest themselves" [Jane Austen Mansfield Park]
"It is better to marry than to burn" Bible: I Corinthians

Proverbs
"Never marry for money, but marry where money is"

Translations

marry [ˈmærɪ]

A. VT

1. (= take in marriage) → casarse con
to be married to sb → estar casado con algn
we have been married for 14 years → llevamos 14 años(de)casados
to marry money → casarse con alguien de dinero

2. (= give or join in marriage) → casar
they were married by the village priest → los casó el cura del pueblo
he has three daughters to marry (off) → tiene tres hijas por casar

3. (fig) → conjugar, aunar
a style which marries beauty and practicality → un estilo que conjuga or aúna belleza y pragmatismo
he's married to his job → vive por y para el trabajo, vive para trabajar or para el trabajo

B. VI (also to get married) → casarse
to marry again → volver a casarse, casarse en segundas nupcias
to marry beneath one → casarse con alguien de rango inferior
to marry into a rich family → emparentar con una familia rica
to marry into the peerage → casarse con alguien de la nobleza

marry up VT + ADV (fig) → conjugar

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marry [ˈmæri]

vt

(= get married to) → épouser, se marier avec
He wants to marry her → Il veut l'épouser.

[father, priest] → marier

vi (also get married) → se marier

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marry

vt

(= get married to) → heiraten; to marry money → reich heiraten; will you marry me? → willst du mich heiraten?

(priest) → trauen

(father) → verheiraten; he married all his daughters into very rich families → er hat zugesehen, dass alle seine Töchter in reiche Familien einheirateten

vi

(also get married) → heiraten, sich verheiraten; (couple) → heiraten, sich vermählen (geh); to marry into a rich family → in eine reiche Familie einheiraten; to marry into money → reich heiraten; he married into a small fortune → durch die Heirat ist er an ein kleines Vermögen gekommen; he’s not the marrying kind → er ist nicht der Typ, der heiratet; marry in haste, repent at leisure (prov) → Heiraten in Eile bereut man in Weile (prov)

(fig: two pieces of wood etc) → ineinanderpassen

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marry [ˈmærɪ]

1. vt (take in marriage) → sposare, sposarsi con; (subj, father, priest) → dare in matrimonio

2. vi (also to get married) → sposarsi
to marry again → risposarsi
to marry into a rich family → imparentarsi con una famiglia ricca

marry up vt + adv (pattern) → far combaciare

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marry [ˈmærɪ]

1. vt (take in marriage) → sposare, sposarsi con; (subj, father, priest) → dare in matrimonio

2. vi (also to get married) → sposarsi
to marry again → risposarsi
to marry into a rich family → imparentarsi con una famiglia ricca

marry up vt + adv (pattern) → far combaciare

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marry

v marry [ˈmӕri]

1 to take (a person) as one's husband or wife John married my sister; They married in church. trou يَتزَوَّج оженвам се/омъжвам се oženit se, vdát se gifte sig; blive gift heiraten παντρεύομαι casarse abielluma ازدواج کردن mennä naimisiin épouser לְהִינָשֵא विवाह करना oženiti se, udati se elvesz, hozzámegy; házasságot köt mengawini giftast, kvænast sposare, sposarsi 結婚する 남편(아내)으로 맞이하다 vesti, tekėti, tuoktis precēt; precēties, laulāties berkahwin trouwen gifte seg (med), bli gift poślubić, wziąć ślub casar a se căsători, a se însura жениться; выходить замуж oženiť sa, vydať sa poročiti se venčati gifta sig med แต่งงาน evlenmek 結婚 одружуватися; женитися بیاہ کرنا cưới 结婚

2 (of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people) The priest married them. trou يُزَوِّج، يَعْقِد قِران оженвам/омъжвам oddat vie trauen παντρεύω casar laulatama عروسی گرفتن vihkiä marier לְהַשִׂיא विवाह कराना, ब्याहना vjenčati, oženiti összead mengawinkan gifta, gefa saman sposare 結婚させる 결혼식을 집행하다 sutuokti laulāt mengahwinkan in het huwelijk verbinden vie udzielić ślubu casar a cununa сочетать браком; венчать zosobášiť poročiti venčati viga ประกอบพิธีแต่งงาน evlendirmek (牧師)為...證婚 обвінчати کسی مولوی وغیرہ کا نکاح پڑھانا làm phép cưới （牧师）为...证婚

3 to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife He married his son to a rich woman. vir trou gee يُعطي إبنه أو إبْنته زوجا أو زوجةً оженвам oženit, provdat gifte bort verheiraten παντρεύω casar naitma شوهر کردن؛ زن گرفتن naittaa marier לְחַתֵן कन्यादान करना oženiti, udati hozzáad vkihez mengawinkan gifta dare in matrimonio 結婚させる 시집(장가) 보내다 apvesdinti, ištekinti izprecināt mengahwinkan uithuwelijken gifte bort ożenić, wydać za mąż casar a căsători женить; выдавать замуж oženiť, vydať poročiti dati za udaju gifta bort จับเข้าคู่กัน evlendirmek 嫁(夫), 娶(妻) оженити, віддавати заміж اولاد کو رشتئہ ازدواج میں دینا cưới cho 使（女儿或儿子）结婚

adj married

She has two married daughters. getroude مُتَزَوِّج، متزوِّجَه омъжен ženatý, vdaná gift verheiratet παντρεμένος casado abielus ازدواج کرده naimisissa, naimisissa oleva marié נְשוּאִים विवाहित oženjen házas, férjes, nős menikah giftur sposato 結婚した 결혼한 vedęs, ištekėjusi precējies berkahwin getrouwd gift zamężna, żonaty casado căsătorit женатый; замужняя ženatý, vydatá poročen udata gift แต่งงานแล้ว evli 已結婚的 жонатий; заміжня شادی شدہ đã kết hôn 已结婚的

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marry → يَِتَزوج oženit (se) gifte (sig) heiraten παντρεύομαι casarse mennä naimisiin épouser vjenčati se sposare 結婚する 결혼하다 trouwen gifte (seg) poślubić casar жениться gifta (sig) med แต่งงาน evlenmek cưới 嫁娶