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• past tense form of marry.
• past participle 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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One of the most valuable is the home-sale capital-gains exclusion, which allows eligible homeowners to exclude up to $250,000 in gains if they’re single or up to $500,000 if they’re married filing jointly.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

Now around 75, Yangskit struggles to recall even the day she was married.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

She had married Günther Stern, a fellow student of philosophy, in 1929; as their relationship was ending in 1936, she met Blücher at one of her Paris lectures on antisemitism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

He told Ugen he was "married to the movement" and his forebears had fought against China.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Ah, cranes for a long married life! A wedding piece! I’d like to see it. Why don’t you have the girl bring them down?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu