What does marry mean?
Definitions for marry
ˈmær imar·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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.
Wikipedia
marry
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is nearly a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding. Individuals may marry for several reasons, including legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious purposes. Whom they marry may be influenced by gender, socially determined rules of incest, prescriptive marriage rules, parental choice, and individual desire. In some areas of the world, arranged marriage, child marriage, polygamy, and forced marriage are practiced. In other areas, such practices are outlawed to preserve women's rights or children's rights (both female and male) or as a result of international law. In some parts of the world, marriage has historically restricted the rights of women, who are (or were) considered the property of the husband. Around the world, primarily in developed democracies, there has been a general trend towards ensuring equal rights for women within marriage (including abolishing coverture, liberalizing divorce laws, and reforming reproductive and sexual rights) and legally recognizing the marriages of interfaith, interracial/interethnic/inter-caste, and same-sex couples. Controversies continue regarding the legal status of married women, leniency towards violence within marriage, customs such as dowry and bride price, forced marriage, marriageable age, and criminalization of premarital and extramarital sex. Female age at marriage has proven to be a strong indicator for female autonomy and is continuously used by economic history research.Marriage can be recognized by a state, an organization, a religious authority, a tribal group, a local community, or peers. It is often viewed as a contract. A religious marriage is performed by a religious institution to recognize and create the rights and obligations intrinsic to matrimony in that religion. Religious marriage is known variously as sacramental marriage in Catholicism, nikah in Islam, nissuin in Judaism, and various other names in other faith traditions, each with their own constraints as to what constitutes, and who can enter into, a valid religious marriage.
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marry
To marry is to become legally united with someone as their spouse in a formal ceremony recognized by law or by a religious institution. This typically implies a mutual commitment to share life together, being bound by duties, rights, and responsibilities.
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.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MARRY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marry is ranked #50960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Marry surname appeared 409 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Marry.
67.9% or 278 total occurrences were White.
20% or 82 total occurrences were Black.
7% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.4% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
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
Some pray to marry the man they love, my prayer will somewhat vary I humbly pray to heaven above that I love the man I marry.
… The British are incredibly excited, listen, we’ve had sort of this bad rap as Americans, because of Wallis Simpson. So the British are like, ‘Another American divorcee. Look at what happened the last time.’ The last time King Edward had to abdicate because he wanted to marry the love of his life, and now Harry’s able to marry the love of his life without having to go through any red tape, and he immediately got the queen’s blessing.
I had this sense, like, ‘I’m going to marry this guy, but I’m not ready yet, but I know I’m going to marry this guy,' i didn’t know his world at all, but I’ve always been tech-savvy. I had a few investments before I met him, and I wanted to know more. So we started talking, just as friends. Just casually chatting. I was getting hot when he was talking about it all. So after that, we just continued talking, and then, I don’t know — I love his world.
The Supreme Court says that when two people fall in love and want to get married, they should be able to marry, whether they are a man and a woman, two men, or two women, the Supreme Court wants us to understand that love between two men or two women is just the same as love between a man and a woman, and that in the United States of America, as an adult, you can marry the person you love.
Every man plays the fool once in his lif marry is playing the fool all one's life, but to marry is to playing the fool all one's life long.
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Translations for marry
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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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