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marry

/ˈmæɹi/verb2 syllables

Marry means: take in marriage; married.

Synonyms for marry16

verb, as in take in marriage; married

get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse, tie, splice, cuff

verb, as in perform a marriage ceremony

wed, tie, splice, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse

also used for marry

marry into, bewed, couple, handfast, hitch, join, spouse

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What does marry mean?2

verb

1

take in marriage; married

2

perform a marriage ceremony“The minister married us on Saturday”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with marry?24

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All 24 rhymes for marry, grouped by syllable

Marry in a sentence

  • He asked her to marry him, but she refused.CK
  • He asked her to marry him, and she accepted.CK
  • He asked her to marry him, which proposal she refused.unknown
  • Whether you like her or not, you can't marry her.Zifre
  • Because he doesn't want to marry her, she felt a distance between them.Source_VOA
  • No doubt she loves him, but she won't marry him.CK
  • She promised to marry him, but she didn't.CK
  • Son, marry whenever you want - daughter, marry when you can.nsharp

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Forms of marry

as a verb

past tense
married
present participle
marrying
third-person singular
marries
past participle
married