marry

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
2. (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.
3. (transitive) To take as husband or wife.
4. (transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
5. (transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
6. (figuratively, intransitive) To join or connect. See also marry up.
7. (figuratively, transitive) To unite; to join together into a close union.
8. To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
9. To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.

Intj

A term of asseveration: indeed!, in truth!

Opposite of

divorce

Synonyms

wed

get married

espouse

take a wife

take

take a husband

match

unite

mate

🧉

be married

tie

splice

couple

👫

wive

conjoin

give in marriage

marriage

💍

join

carry

pair

get hitched with

hook up with

marry widow

get hitched

combine

spouse

bind

remarry

married

accompany

make

consummate

connective

connection

call

connected

connect

bonk

conjunction

have sex

bond

bang

arrange

hallow

give away

confer

get

hookup

hump

concatenation

Translations

épouser

heiraten

sposare

marier

casarse

se marier

casar

sposarsi

casar

trouwen

παντρεύομαι

evlenmek

sich verheiraten

παντρεύω

huwen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæɹ.i/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: marien

Cognate with Sanskrit: मर्य

Cognate with Welsh: morwyn

Cognate with Ancient Greek: μεῖραξ

Cognate with Lithuanian: martì

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀

In summary

From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”). Compare its feminine derivatives: Welsh morwyn (“girl”), merch (“daughter”), Crimean Gothic marzus (“wedding”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy; girl”), Lithuanian marti̇̀ (“bride”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “yeoman”).) Displaced native Old English hīwian.