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

There's Nina Swann, remarried to a seemingly perfect man after her husband's death. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 May 2025

The pair divorced and Acker never remarried but reportedly had subsequent relationships with women. —Mikelle Street, Them., 14 May 2025

Many divorced parents do remarry and have to contend with working out the complexities of relationships among their children. —Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

The couple divorced in 2001, with Katt never remarrying. —Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025

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