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

Bridges announced in January that he and Hirschi were heading their separate ways after getting married in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She also paid tribute to her daughter, who she said was very laid back, had lots of friends and wanted to get married and have children.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Vanessa Trump has five children with Donald Trump, Jr., to whom she was married from 2005 to 2018.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

Mr. Klingbeil also proposes overhauling the tax treatment of married couples to reward both partners if they decide to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

How he and Mama hadn’t been married very long, and were sharecropping in Missouri.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls