Marry

Quick meaning: Marry is a verb meaning (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

Meaning

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.
2. (transitive) To take as husband or wife.
3. (transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
4. (intransitive, figuratively, of inanimate or abstract things) To join or connect. See also marry up.
5. (transitive, figuratively) To unite; to join together into a close union.
6. (nautical) To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
7. (transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.

Example Sentences

Jack and Jenny married soon after they met.

Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.

the rich relationed hometown queen marries into what she needs

In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.

Word Forms

• marries
• marrying
• married
• mary

Synonyms for marry

Depending on context, synonyms include bewed, conjoin, couple, espouse, handfast, join.

Antonyms for marry

Common opposites include divorce, separate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include espouse, wed, conjoin, tie, matrimony, wedlock.

Related Dictionary Tools