Definitions for marry
ˈmær imar·ry

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse(verb)

   take in marriage

2. marry, wed, tie, splice(verb)

   perform a marriage ceremony

   "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marry(Verb)

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

   Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.

2. marry(Verb)

   To be joined to (someone) as spouse according to law or custom.

3. marry(Verb)

   To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife or husband.

4. marry(Verb)

   To take for husband or wife.

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

5. marry(Verb)

   Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.

   The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.

6. marry(Verb)

   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.

7. marry(Interjection)

   indeed!, in truth!; a term of asseveration.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marry(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]

2. Marry(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]

3. Marry(verb)

   to dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife

   Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]

4. Marry(verb)

   to take for husband or wife. See the Note below

   Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]

5. Marry(verb)

   figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation

   Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]

6. Marry(verb)

   to enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife

   Etymology: [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]

7. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. Marry

   mar′i, interj. indeed! forsooth! [By Mary.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marry

   A perverted form of the oath “By Mary” in days when people were wont to swear by the Virgin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3587

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marry' in Verbs Frequency: #265

How to pronounce marry?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marry in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of marry in a Sentence

1. Samuel Johnson:

   Such is the common process of marriage. A youth and maiden exchange meeting by chance, or brought together by artifice, exchange glances, reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart, and therefore conclude that they shall be happy together. They marry, and discover what nothing but voluntary blindness had before concealed they wear out life in altercations, and charge nature with cruelty.

2. Vickers Cunningham:

   I strongly support traditional family values, if you marry a person of the opposite sex that's Caucasian, that's Christian, they will get a distribution.

3. Dalil Masaud:

   Women marry you for your qualities and divorce due to your defaults...

4. Benjamin Franklin:

   Marry your son when you will, but you daughter when you can.

5. Shailja Mehta:

   Once a girl is married off, she's her husband's responsibility. Then there's no risk to her reputation, if you speak to a lot of families, it's about securing the future of a girl. Once you marry her off, she's secured in another family. She's achieved a particular status.

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