marry

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mar·ry | \ ˈmer-ē

, ˈma-rē\

married; marrying

Definition of marry

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to join in marriage according to law or custom

b : to give in marriage married his daughter to his partner's son

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

intransitive verb

1 : to take a spouse : wed He first married at twenty.

2 : combine, unite seafood marries with other flavors

marry into

: to become a member of by marriage married into a prominent family

marry

interjection

Definition of marry (Entry 2 of 2)

archaic

—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Single dad for two years, then M.B. went to nursing school, got married, and moved to Lewistown, taught me to Skype. — Thomas Mcguane, The New Yorker, "Wide Spot," 16 Sep. 2019 They were married in 2010, and Derek moved for a few months to his wife’s small town of Alexandria, where the corn grew sweet and there were plenty of ripe summer tomatoes. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and Seattle’s fishing fleet witness changes ‘on a massive scale’," 15 Sep. 2019 The Crawfords were married for 65 years until her death in late 2015. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, "Through muck and mayhem, he paved path to the future," 15 Sep. 2019 Later, ProPublica reported, Marie left Washington, got married and had two children. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "The True Story Behind the Netflix Series Unbelievable," 12 Sep. 2019 Ralph and Lisa, in a conversation in May 2011, decided they would get married on Sept. 11. — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, "Trash Pandas owner shares sad, happy Sept. 11 memories," 11 Sep. 2019 The couple were married from 1961 until her death of kidney failure in 1992. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "Robert Mugabe has died leaving behind a conflicted legacy," 6 Sep. 2019 Hashian, who got married on Aug. 18, outdoors in Kauai, Hawaii also gave us a closer look at her dress. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's wife Lauren shares adorable wedding pics with their daughters," 27 Aug. 2019 They were married for five years — by all accounts they were initially filled with love, but also passionate anger — and have been divorced for the past six years. — Pomerado News, "REVIEW: PowPAC’s ‘Private Lives’ is full of comedy and action," 21 Aug. 2019

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