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• past participle of marry.
• past tense form of marry.

married

American  

[mar-eed] / ˈmær id /

adjective

1. united in wedlock; wedded.

   married couples.

2. of or relating to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal.

   married happiness.

3. (of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces.

4. interconnected or joined; united.

5. (of a family name) acquired through marriage.

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noun

1. Usually marrieds. married couples or married people.

   young marrieds moving into their first home.

married British  

/ ˈmærɪd /

adjective

1. having a husband or wife

2. joined in marriage

   a married couple

3. of or involving marriage or married persons

4. closely or intimately united

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noun

1. (usually plural) a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds )

Other Word Forms

• unmarried
  adjective
• well-married
  adjective
• marriedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of married

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at marry ¹, -ed ²

Explanation

Married people are legally committed to each other — they're joined in marriage, or wedded. Even though you may feel emotionally committed to your mate, you need to legally tie the know to be considered married. A married couple has made an official, legal agreement to be partners. If your many brothers and sisters are all married, it means you have a lot of sisters- and brothers-in-law (the spouses of your siblings). You can also use married to describe things that have something to do with marriage: "Those two are the picture of married bliss." The Latin root of married is maritare, "to wed or to marry."

Example Sentences

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married

It’s one of the great things about my creative team: We’re not married to the demos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"When you've been married for 50 years you don't want your husband in Edinburgh and you in Oban," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Recently, Alex Clark, the host of TPUSA’s “Culture Apothecary” podcast, married another Christian influencer after what appears to have been a whirlwind engagement of only a few months.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

My spouse has adult children from a previous marriage; I was never married before and only had pets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Tomás was married and had eight kids, but Chase had never met his wife, or the rest of his family.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith