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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•ry1 /ˈmæri/USA pronunciation v., -ried, -ry•ing. - to take (someone) as a husband or wife:[~ + object]He married her when he was eighteen.
- to take a husband or wife;
wed:[no object]In some countries girls can marry when they are fourteen. - to perform the marriage ceremony for (a couple):[~ + object]The priest married them in the old church.
- to arrange the marriage of: [~ + object]He wanted to marry his daughter into a rich family.[~ + off + object]They married off all their children.[~ + object + off]married them off quickly.
- to gain through marriage: [~ + object]to marry money.[no object]to marry into money.
- to join or unite closely: [~ + object]marrying the two disciplines of study.[no object]This wine and cheese marry well.
marry is a verb, marriage is a noun, married is an adjective:She wants to marry you. They had a difficult marriage. A married man can't have another wife in this culture. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•ry1 (mar′ē),USA pronunciation v., -ried, -ry•ing. v.t. - to take as a husband or wife;
take in marriage:Susan married Ed. - to perform the marriage ceremonies for (two people who wish to be husband and wife);
join in wedlock:The minister married Susan and Ed. - to give in marriage;
arrange the marriage of (often fol. by off):Her father wants to marry her to his friend's son. They want to marry off all their children before selling their big home. - to unite intimately:Common economic interests marry the two countries.
- to take as an intimate life partner by a formal exchange of promises in the manner of a traditional marriage ceremony.
- to combine, connect, or join so as to make more efficient, attractive, or profitable:The latest cameras marry automatic and manual features. A recent merger marries two of the nation's largest corporations.
- [Naut.]
- to lay together (the unlaid strands of two ropes) to be spliced.
- to seize (two ropes) together end to end for use as a single line.
- to seize (parallel ropes) together at intervals.
- Foodto cause (food, liquor, etc.) to blend with other ingredients:to marry malt whiskey with grain whiskey.
v.i. - to take a husband or wife;
wed. - Wine, Food(of two or more foods, wines, etc.) to combine suitably or agreeably;
blend:This wine and the strong cheese just don't marry.
- Latin marītāre to wed, derivative of marītus conjugal, akin to mās male (person)
- Old French marier
- Middle English marien 1250–1300
mar′ri•er, n. mar•ry2 (mar′ē),USA pronunciation interj. [Archaic.]- (used as an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, etc.)
- 1325–75; Middle English; euphemistic variant of Mary (the Virgin)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marry /ˈmærɪ/ vb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)- to take (someone as one's partner) in marriage
- (transitive) to join or give in marriage
- to unite closely or intimately
- (transitive) sometimes followed by up: to fit together or align (two things); join
- (transitive) to match up (the strands) of unlaid ropes before splicing
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French marier, from Latin marītāre, from marītus married (man), perhaps from mās male marry /ˈmærɪ/ interj - archaic an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: euphemistic for the Virgin Mary |