remarry

verb

re·​mar·​ry (ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ē 

-ˈma-rē

remarried; remarrying

transitive + intransitive

: to marry again

"… So they got divorced. But they loved each other, so after a break of 10 years, they remarried …"

—Linda Hashim

… eventually separated and divorced, but though each remarried, they remained close …

—Margo Jefferson

She divorced her husband soon after the book came out, took up with, married and divorced a local disc jockey, remarried her first husband, dumped him again, and drank herself to death by age 39.

—Edward Kosner

remarriage

(ˌ)rē-ˈmer-ij 

-ˈma-rij

noun

plural remarriages

a happy remarriage with two children

Examples of remarry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Battling Burtons — as they were known for their infamous fights — tried their hand at wedded bliss twice, having divorced in 1974, then remarried in 1975 for another year. —Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026

The Westchester Christian alum never remarried, but has since dated a number of high-profile women. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026

Who are Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey remarried to? —Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 May 2026

The pair remarried on Jan. 14, 2006, but Eminem filed for divorce in April of that same year. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remarry

• askari
• astbury
• azeri
• banbury
• barberry
• blackberry
• blueberry
• canary
• cranberry
• dentary
• dewberry
• dogberry

Kids Definition

remarry

verb

re·​mar·​ry

rē-ˈmar-ē

: to marry again : to marry after an earlier marriage

remarriage

-ij

noun