marry
verb
mar·ry
| \ ˈmer-ē
, ˈma-rē\
, ˈma-rē\
married;
marrying
Definition of marry
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to join in marriage according to law or custom
b
: to give in marriage
married his daughter to his partner's son
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.
marry into
: to become a member of by marriage
married into a prominent family
marry
interjectionDefinition of marry (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
—used for emphasis and especially to express amused or surprised agreement
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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.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
One of his daughters is getting married next month and I was not invited to any of the showers or the rehearsal dinner. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Unsolicited advice meets resistance," 9 Sep. 2019 One of his daughters is getting married next month, and I was not invited to any of the showers or the rehearsal dinner. — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, "Ask Amy: Unsolicited advice meets resistance," 9 Sep. 2019 One of his daughters is getting married next month and I was not invited to any of the showers or the rehearsal dinner. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Unsolicited advice meets resistance," 9 Sep. 2019 One of his daughters is getting married next month and I was not invited to any of the showers or the rehearsal dinner. — Ask Amy, al, "Ask Amy: Constant criticism, snarkiness too much for family to handle," 9 Sep. 2019 Since getting married, Bonnie and John's early adventures took them away to many places, one of their favorites being New York City. — Reader Submitted, Cincinnati.com, "Anniversaries: Bonnie Yeager & John Yeager," 8 Sep. 2019 Born in Apopka, FL, to Guy and Addie Lee (Beach) Snyder, Jo Ann graduated from Apopka High School before marrying and raising a family in Orlando. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 9/5," 5 Sep. 2019 Between the anxiety and the happiness, getting married is an emotionally draining time of life. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "7 Fall Mini-Moon Destinations For Every Type of Newlywed Couple," 2 Sep. 2019 Skip to main content Alabama Montgomery: The state will require new forms for getting married beginning Thursday. — USA TODAY, "Burro bandits, sugarcane shake-up, naked bike ride: News from around our 50 states," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'marry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for marry
marry
verb
English Language Learners Definition of marry
: to become the husband or wife of (someone) : to become joined with (someone) in marriage
: to perform a ceremony in which two people get married
: to find a husband or wife for (your child)
See the full definition for marry in the English Language Learners Dictionary
marry
verb
mar·ry
| \ ˈmer-ē
\
\
married;
marrying
Kids Definition of marry
1
: to take for husband or wife
She married her high school sweetheart.
2
: to become joined in marriage
3
: to join in marriage
They were married by a priest.
4
: to give in marriage
They married off all their children.
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