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, espouseverb

   take in marriage

2. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. marryverb

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

3. marryverb

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

4. marryverb

   To take for husband or wife.

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

5. marryverb

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

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

6. 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.

7. marryinterjection

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

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

1. 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

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

2. 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

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

3. Marryverb

   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. Marryverb

   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. Marryverb

   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. Marryverb

   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. Anuj Somany:

   A man who doesn't marry does favour to himself solely ,but a woman who doesn't wed does often an obligation to a person who has to marry her only.

2. Cindy De La Hoz:

   She was a fatherless child, her birth father would not marry her mother … He allowed [ Sophia ] to use his last name, but everyone in town knew she was illegitimate. She was made fun of for that. And growing up, she saw war all around her house. She had very, very little food. When air raids would strike the town, she and her family would run for over and had to go in hiding … There was disease, rodents … Because they had such scarcity of food, she was very, very thin. That’s how she gained her nickname in school, Toothpick.

3. Lu Huan from Wuhan:

   I want to say, when we meet the right person, no matter how early it is, it is still too late. Do you want to marry me?

4. Vikrant Parsai:

   If you marry money, it will give birth to the devil.

5. TR Nunley:

   I want you to look at me…..I was born in this life and I will die in this life…..where I go after this life is my own concern. But while I am on this earth….I am not above you or below you…I am your equal and I should be treated like your equal. I should have the right to marry if you have that right. I should have the right to leave my spouse a pension if you may leave your spouse a pension. My dignity is at stake and I need you to look at me and care about my well being, on earth.

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