marry

🇺🇸 /ˈmæri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmæri/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
A2

to become someone's husband or wife

She will marry her boyfriend next month.

R

to perform a wedding ceremony

The priest will marry them in the church.

R

to find a husband or wife for someone

Her parents want to marry her to a rich man.

R

to combine two different things successfully

The design marries beauty and function perfectly.

translation

v. to become someone's husband or wife; to perform a wedding ceremony; to find a husband or wife for someone; to combine two different things successfully

Word Forms

3rd Present marries
Past married
Perfect married
Progressive marrying