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marry
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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.

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

mar·ry 2  (mr)
interj. Archaic
Used as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis.

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

marry 1
Verb
[-ries, -rying, -ried]
1. to take (someone) as one's husband or wife
2. to join or give in marriage
3. Also: (marry up) to fit together or unite; join: their playing marries Irish traditional music and rock [Latin maritare]

marry 2
interj
Archaic an exclamation of surprise or anger [euphemistic for the Virgin Mary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.marrymarry - take in marriage                    
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.marrymarry - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
officiate - act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"
solemnise, solemnize - perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies

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)
Translations
marry [ˈmærɪ] vtcasarse con; [father, priest etc] → casar
vi (also: get married) → casarse

marry [ˈmærɪ] vtépouser, se marier avec;
(subj) [father, priest etc] → marier
vi (also: get married) → se marier

marry [ˈmærɪ] vtheiraten;
(father) → verheiraten;
(priest) → trauen
viheiraten

marry [ˈmærɪ] vtsposare, sposarsi con; [father, priest etc] → dare in matrimonio
vi (also: get married) → sposarsi

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 결혼하다 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
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 (목사가) ...의 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...
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[] 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
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


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