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

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

While Mary Kay waited a year to remarry, Rogers tied the knot the day after their divorce was legally granted. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

They’re still needed long after a kid is out of diapers, done with school, out of the house, employed, married, unmarried, unemployed, reemployed, remarried, rehabilitated, whatever. —Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026

Continue to enjoy each other, and don’t be surprised if your boyfriend isn’t eager to immediately remarry. —Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 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