marry

verb

ˈmer-ē How to pronounce marry (audio)
Definition of marrynext
1
as in to wed
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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2
as in to match
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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3
as in to remarry
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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4
as in to mate
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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5
as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Recent Examples of marry But the two still co-parented well, and developed a teasing relationship, with McQueen sneakily making sure to marry his last wife, model Barbara Minty, before Adams married her second husband Alvin Toffel in 1980. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 The pair were married Saturday at the Huntington Library Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, according to an Instagram Stories post from a friend, seen by People. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 On Thanksgiving Day, 1923, Capra married an actress named Helen Howell. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Sophie is about to be married and summons all three men to her wedding. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marry
  1. wed
  2. match
  3. remarry
  4. mate
  5. combine
  6. connect
  7. commit
  8. propose
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  • With this convention, noir wedded its core theme, inescapable destiny, to the form of cinematic storytelling.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Chrome’s trashy, thrashy playing wedded the urgency of punk with devotion to older, sleazy rock ’n’ roll.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • But on closer inspection, the radiation pattern didn’t seem to quite match that of a nuke.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The signage gap matches recent polling, which shows Talarico, a four-term state representative, either tied or several points ahead of Paxton, who has never lost an election in 25 years.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of match
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  • On her deathbed in 1782, Martha is said to have made her husband promise not to remarry.
    — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Women live longer than men and are less likely to remarry after divorce or the death of a partner.
    — Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of remarry
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  • The researchers found a population deep in a Japanese mountain valley where left- and right-coiling snails can mate and exchange genes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The mill is mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox which routes power to all four wheels, of course.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mate
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  • Its geometry combines elements of two distinct lattice patterns.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Golden State was able to hang around and only trailed 46-40 at the break as the teams combined to shoot 15-for-31 (48%) from behind the arc.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of combine
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  • Madsen connected with Jones for a 6-yard pass on the very first play of the game and didn’t slow down.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Part of that strategy is to connect with younger consumers, hence a recent partnership with 21-year-old livestreamer iShowSpeed along with innovating with menu items, branding, and store layout.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of connect
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  • Foul trouble hit Miami early The Hurricanes committed 13 personal fouls in the first half.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • With support from Jeff Yass, a Pennsylvania hedge-fund billionaire who is committed to school vouchers, Abbott got detractors voted out of office.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of commit
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  • As part of the spinoff deal, Cion has proposed to invest $25 million as an anchor investor in the separate company.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As the shooting sparked demonstrations for gun reform, Pearson joined two Democratic representatives—Justin Jones, also African American, and Gloria Johnson—to propose new gun-safety measures.
    — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
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