marry
1to take in marriage: After being together for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
to perform the marriage ceremonies for (two people); join in wedlock: The minister married Susan and Ed.
to give in marriage; arrange the marriage of (often followed by off): Her father wants to marry her to his friend's son.They want to marry off all their children before selling their big home.
to unite intimately: Common economic interests marry the two countries.
to take as an intimate life partner by a formal exchange of promises in the manner of a traditional marriage ceremony.
to combine, connect, or join so as to make more efficient, attractive, or profitable: The latest cameras marry automatic and manual features.A recent merger marries two of the nation's largest corporations.
Nautical.
to lay together (the unlaid strands of two ropes) to be spliced.
to seize (two ropes) together end to end for use as a single line.
to seize (parallel ropes) together at intervals.
to cause (food, liquor, etc.) to blend with other ingredients: to marry malt whiskey with grain whiskey.
to wed.
(of two or more foods, wines, etc.) to combine suitably or agreeably; blend: This wine and the strong cheese just don't marry.
Origin of marry
1pronunciation note For marry
Other words from marry
- mar·ri·er, noun
- non·mar·ry·ing, adjective
- un·mar·ry·ing, adjective
Words Nearby marry
Other definitions for marry (2 of 2)
(used as an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, etc.)
Origin of marry
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How to use marry in a sentence
The Hills, married for nearly 21 years, kissed each other as Lew bent his 6-foot-5 frame into the passenger seat.
A rare disease, a covid diagnosis, a painful decision: The death of basketball coach Lew Hill | Dave Sheinin | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIn 1997, two years after the death of his first wife, he married Charlotte Mailliard Swig, the longtime chief of protocol for the city of San Francisco.
George P. Shultz, counsel and Cabinet member for two Republican presidents, dies at 100 | Michael Abramowitz, David Hoffman | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostReady for replacementSeveral times a year, Domino receives calls from women who are about to be married.
Domino Sugar is replacing its massive neon landmark in Baltimore — and hopes no one will notice a difference | Colin Campbell | February 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe two started playing tennis and eventually married in 1982.
Frank Anderson, 87, cared passionately about feeding the homeless in D.C. | Dana Hedgpeth | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostI had my first attack of anxiety in third grade and it wasn’t until I was married with children that I learned how to keep it from controlling my life.
Coronavirus is testing those of us with anxiety. We need to have mental health help available when the pandemic ends. | Sarah Vander Schaaff | January 30, 2021 | Washington Post
That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.
The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age) | Tom Sykes | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt happened on Glee and in Sex and The City, and now in Japan women can marry themselves.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement | Tim Teeman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost critically, the split perspectives of Noah and Alison need to marry more elegantly.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale | Tim Teeman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHearst is to be released from prison and is planning to marry.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"The man did not marry her for love," the Elder went on now somewhat more confident.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHe shan't marry me without your consent, so don't be angry and abuse us all; for which you will be sorry an hour hence.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieDoes he think that he can force a handsome jolly young bachelor, like his son Gilbert, to marry the like o' her?
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieIt is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIn 1855 Congress passed an act conferring citizenship on alien women who should marry American citizens.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for marry (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmærɪ) /
to take (someone as one's partner) in marriage
(tr) to join or give in marriage
(tr) to acquire (something) by marriage: marry money
to unite closely or intimately
(tr sometimes foll by up) to fit together or align (two things); join
(tr) nautical
to match up (the strands) of unlaid ropes before splicing
to seize (two ropes) together at intervals along their lengths
Origin of marry
1- See also marry up
Derived forms of marry
- marrier, noun
British Dictionary definitions for marry (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmærɪ) /
archaic an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc
Origin of marry
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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