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marry `verb` [ ˈmari ]

• join in marriage.

• "I was married in church"

Similar: get/be married, wed, be wed, become man and wife, plight/pledge one's troth, tie the knot, walk down the aisle, take the plunge, get spliced, get hitched, get yoked, say ‘I do’, become espoused,

• join together; combine harmoniously.

• "the show marries poetry with art"

Origin: Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.

marry `exclamation`

• expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion.

Origin: late Middle English: variant of Mary1.

in marriage

• as husband or wife.

• "he asked my father for my hand in marriage"

be the marrying kind

• be the type of person who is likely or inclined to marry.
"I'm not the marrying kind"

marry in haste, repent at leisure

• those who rush impetuously into marriage may spend a long time regretting doing so.

marry money

• marry a rich person.
"her mother's sister had married money, it was said"

marry off

• (of a parent or guardian) find a husband or wife for a son, daughter, or other dependent family member, especially for reasons of expediency.
"girls were married off, where possible, shortly after puberty"

marry out

• marry a person of a different community, group, or religion.
"my aunt preceded my mother in marrying out and caused my grandparents great distress"

marry verb [ ˈmari ]

marry exclamation