married; marrying; marries
1
a
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
b
: to find a marriage partner for (someone, especially one's child)
They married their son to the daughter of a close friend.
trying to marry their children off
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
1
: to take a spouse : wed
He first married at twenty.
see also:
archaic
—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement
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.
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Both Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos already have kids from previous relationships, but after getting married in a lavish wedding in Venice in 2025, the couple is reportedly already looking forward.
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Verb
Because my brother asked me for permission to ask his girlfriend to marry him during our wedding weekend.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Barbara Deer, a North Lawndale native, married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Deer, 51, who died in 2024 following a double lung transplant, FOX 32 and WGN-TV reported.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Both Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos already have kids from previous relationships, but after getting married in a lavish wedding in Venice in 2025, the couple is reportedly already looking forward.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s a genie lamp from the Aladdin casino, where Elvis and Priscilla were married in 1967.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for marry
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marry. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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marry
1 of 2 verb
mar·ry
ˈmar-ē 
married; marrying
1
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
they were married by a priest
2
: to give in marriage
married their children off
3
: to take as husband or wife
married a singer
4
: to enter into a marriage relationship : wed
decided to marry
5
: to enter into a close union
working long hours, she is married to her job
marry
2 of 2 interjection
archaic
—used to express amused or surprised agreement
Etymology
Verb
Middle English marien "to marry," from early French marier (same meaning), derived from Latin maritus "married"
Interjection
Middle English marie, an interjection, from Marie "the Virgin Mary"
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