What does Marry mean?
Definitions for Marry
ˈmær iMar·ry
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Marry.
Princeton's WordNet
marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouseverb
take in marriage
marry, wed, tie, spliceverb
perform a marriage ceremony
"The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
Wiktionary
marryverb
To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.
marryverb
To be joined to (someone) as spouse according to law or custom.
marryverb
To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife or husband.
marryverb
To take for husband or wife.
In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.
marryverb
Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.
The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
marryverb
To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses, ostensibly for life; to constitute a marital union according to the laws or customs of the place.
A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith.
marryinterjection
indeed!, in truth!; a term of asseveration.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To MARRYverb
Etymology: marier, French; maritor, Latin.
What! shall the curate controul me? Tell him, that he shall marry the couple himself. John Gay, What d’ye call it.
When Augustus consulted with Mecænas about the marriage of his daughter Julia, Mecænas took the liberty to tell him, that he must either marry his daughter to Agrippa, or take away his life; there was no third way, he had made him so great. Francis Bacon, Essays, №. 28.
You’d think it strange if I should marry her. William Shakespeare.
Go in to thy brother’s wife, and marry her. Gen. xxxviii.
As a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. Ecclus. xv. 2.
To Marryverb
To enter into the conjugal state.
He hath my good will,
And none but he, to marry with Nan Page. William Shakespeare.Let them marry to whom they think best. Num. xxxvi. 6.
Virgil concludes with the death of Turnus; for after that difficulty was removed, Æneas might marry, and establish the Trojans. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
Webster Dictionary
Marryverb
to unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place
Marryverb
to join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def. 4
Marryverb
to dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife
Marryverb
to take for husband or wife. See the Note below
Marryverb
figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation
Marryverb
to enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife
Marry
indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary
Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Marry
mar′i, v.t. to take for husband or wife: to give in marriage: to unite in matrimony.—v.i. to enter into the married state: to take a husband or a wife:—pr.p. marr′ying; pa.t. and pa.p. marr′ied. [Fr. marier—L. maritāre, to marry, maritus, a husband—mas, maris, a male.]
Marry
mar′i, interj. indeed! forsooth! [By Mary.]
Editors Contribution
marry
To unite in marriage.
They did commit to marriage as they viewed it, they absolutely adored each other and vowed to unconditional love, unity, support, teamwork, family etc.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020
Etymology and Origins
Marry
A perverted form of the oath “By Mary” in days when people were wont to swear by the Virgin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Marry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3587
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Marry' in Verbs Frequency: #265
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Marry in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Marry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Marry in a Sentence
Look, I wasn’t trying to marry him, i dated outside of him. I had respect by not going public with any of my relationships.
Those conversations are definitely being had in a creative sense and figuring out how do we marry the Zoey we grew up on to the Zoey today, and doing it correctly. Because we don't want to put something out just for the sake of putting something out. Also with Covid it's just a little hard to know what that looks like. I think this video was a good introduction to the safety precautions you have to take with production... I think it's going to be a lot of fun and that the conversations will move a lot faster now that we've dipped our toes into it.
The local people mostly marry among themselves, this is a pretty much traditional and patriarchal community.
Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied.
A man who expects the woman to say sorry first on her mistakes only and does not want to carry the loads of worry on his head, should never marry even when given an option of a fairy from the heaven.
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- تزوجArabic
- жаніцца, ажаніццаBelarusian
- casar-se, casar, pegarCatalan, Valencian
- priodiWelsh
- gifte sigDanish
- heiraten, verheiratenGerman
- παντρεύω, παντρεύομαιGreek
- casar, casarseSpanish
- ازدواج کردنPersian
- naittaa, mennä naimisiin, naida, yhdistää, vihkiäFinnish
- se marier, marier, épouser, être mariéFrench
- pósIrish
- pòsScottish Gaelic
- התחתןHebrew
- शादी करनाHindi
- megnősül, férjhez megyHungarian
- ամուսնանալ, ամուսնացնելArmenian
- kvæna, gifta, vígja, gefa samanIcelandic
- sposarsi, sposareItalian
- 結婚Japanese
- 결혼Korean
- داخوازیKurdish
- marito, nubere, maritorLatin
- bestuedenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- manambadyMalagasy
- mārenaMāori
- യോജിപ്പിക്കുകMalayalam
- gifte segNorwegian
- trouwen, huwen, zich in de echt verbinden, in de echt verbindenDutch
- żenić się, ożenić sięPolish
- casarPortuguese
- kasaray, sawayQuechua
- căsători, însura, mărita, cununaRomanian
- выйти замуж, брать в жёны, пожениться, жениться, выходить замуж, взять в жёныRussian
- sposai, cojare, cojuare, couare, cozare, cogiare, isposare, cojai, cosuare, cojubare, cojuvare, isposai, cogiuareSardinian
- martoj, martohemAlbanian
- gifta sig, gifta, viga, förena, ingå äktenskap, förena i äktenskap, gifta bortSwedish
- kuoaSwahili
- పెళ్ళాడు, పెళ్ళి చేసుకొను, పెళ్ళి చేయుTelugu
- สมรส, แต่งงานกับ, แต่งงานThai
- evlenmek, evlendirmekTurkish
- женитисяUkrainian
- شادی کرناUrdu
- lập gia đình, lấy vợ, cưới, kết hôn, lấy chồng, gảVietnamese
- חתונה האָבןYiddish
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