marry

verb

ˈmer-ē How to pronounce marry (audio)
Definition of marrynext
1
as in to wed
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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2
as in to match
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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3
as in to remarry
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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4
as in to mate
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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5
as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Recent Examples of marry They were married for nearly a decade before divorcing in 2016. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 Cusk was briefly married to a banker before meeting her second husband, Adrian Clarke. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 The couple has been together since 2014 and were married in January 2025. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos In 1996, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos married at the Chapel of the Bells, one year after meeting on the set of All My Children. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marry
  1. wed
  2. match
  3. remarry
  4. mate
  5. combine
  6. connect
  7. commit
  8. propose
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  • Although many fans assumed that the pair had secretly tied the knot, some reports suggest that the rings aren’t actually wedding bands.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The rings are wedding bands made by the French luxury jewelry brand Boucheron, PEOPLE confirms.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of wed
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  • Williams ripped off a 49-yard kickoff return in the first preseason game, and that matched his tape from last year.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The soft, stretchy fabric moves with you across terminals without bunching or binding, and because the top and bottom are already matched, getting dressed at the crack of dawn requires zero thought.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of match
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  • Women live longer than men and are less likely to remarry after divorce or the death of a partner.
    — Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While Christine went on to fully sever ties from Kody and eventually remarry her husband, David Woolley, Janelle remained less committed to moving on in her romantic life.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of remarry
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  • Lopez flew an unrelated male dog to Ukraine to mate with Athos’ daughter.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And from July to October, the waters also welcome humpback whales who arrive from Antarctica to mate and give birth in the warm waters.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mate
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  • When combined with a hot blanket of the humidity the city has endured throughout the summer, players could be forced to withdraw from their matches or push through, risking injury.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The calculation refers to nominal total returns, combining coupon income and changes in the bond's market price.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of combine
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  • Purcell played just three quarters for Maine South (1-1), connecting on his first 11 passes.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Goodyear blimps flying high Part of the Goodyear Forward strategy is to increase focus on marketing and advertising to connect with customers to reinforce the brand.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of connect
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  • The country is also placing its hopes on automation, with the government committing 1 billion Singapore dollars ($787 million) to public AI research from 2026 to 2030.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Three of the South Dakota State commit’s six receptions ended in the end zone.
    — Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of commit
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  • Where The Application Fell Short bunq, a Dutch neobank that passed 20 million users across Europe last September, proposed a New York bank offering deposit accounts and unsecured credit cards through a subscription model.
    — AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • NuCube Energy and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have begun a research and development project to validate the heat-pipe technology at the heart of NuCube’s proposed advanced microreactor.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Marry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marry. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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