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

• marriedly adverb
• unmarried adjective
• well-married adjective

Etymology

Origin of married

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

Example Sentences

Oscar and his fiance Lauren were married at Manchester Royal Infirmary last month.

From BBC

On the new release, he frequently returns to recent struggles, all of which have unfolded in public—a relationship with an online personality ended, he quit drinking, and he got married for the second time.

From The Wall Street Journal

He and Hattie Lawton were arm in arm like a married couple, probably on their way to our meeting at the Barnum Hotel.

From Literature

My wife and I discovered this on our very first visit, when we got married in the backyard of a cottage tucked along the banks of the White River.

From Salon

They married four years ago, after nearly two decades together.

From Los Angeles Times