married; marrying; marries
1
a
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
b
: to find a marriage partner for (someone, especially one's child)
They married their son to the daughter of a close friend.
trying to marry their children off
c
: to take as spouse : wed
married the girl next door
d
: to perform the ceremony of marriage for
a priest will marry them
e
: to obtain by marriage
marry wealth
2
: to unite in close and usually permanent relation
1
: to take a spouse : wed
He first married at twenty.
see also marry into
archaic
—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement
Examples of marry in a Sentence
Verb
He married his college sweetheart.
I asked her to marry me.
“Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.”
They married for love, not money.
The minister has married more than 100 couples.
They hope to have a priest marry them.
They were married by a justice of the peace.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Moore has been married since 2015 and has three daughters with his wife.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Allan and Betty welcomed two daughters together Allan and Betty married in 1970 after meeting in college, per Texas Monthly.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
She was previously married to Sonny Bono from 1969 to 1975 and to Gregg Allman from 1978 to 1979.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Verb
According to the original police report, Crow — who was married and separated at the time of his arrest — and his girlfriend attended a work party on the night of his arrest, and she felt neglected by Dolphins employees and their wives.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Moore has been married since 2015 and has three daughters with his wife.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Allan and Betty welcomed two daughters together Allan and Betty married in 1970 after meeting in college, per Texas Monthly.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
She was previously married to Sonny Bono from 1969 to 1975 and to Gregg Allman from 1978 to 1979.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marry
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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marry
1 of 2 verb
mar·ry
ˈmar-ē 
married; marrying
1
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
they were married by a priest
2
: to give in marriage
married their children off
3
: to take as husband or wife
married a singer
4
: to enter into a marriage relationship : wed
decided to marry
5
: to enter into a close union
working long hours, she is married to her job
marry
2 of 2 interjection
archaic
—used to express amused or surprised agreement
Etymology
Verb
Middle English marien "to marry," from early French marier (same meaning), derived from Latin maritus "married"
Interjection
Middle English marie, an interjection, from Marie "the Virgin Mary"
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