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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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married

Although she was a recognizable public figure from the day she married her husband, she remained private.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Rwabwogo is married to the army chief's sister, Patience.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Until the bill is signed into law, California remains one of three states in the U.S. without a minimum age to get married or enter into a domestic partnership.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She and her partner married and had a third child.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

“But my heart already belongs to Llama. We’ve been married since day one.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows