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marry en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɛɹi/ (New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio Mmmm
  • /ˈmaɾe/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈmɛɹi/ Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada
  • mărʹē (General-American)
  • /ˈmæɹi/ (Australia)
  • /ˈmaɾɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈmæɹi/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • (US) audio nMmmm

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
    • Evelyn, in his "Diary," under date 1641, says that at Haerlem "they showed us a cottage where, they told us, dwelt a woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth husband, and, being now a widow, was prohibited to marry in future; […] " 1641, John Evelyn, Diary, quoted in 1869 by Edward J. Wood in The Wedding Day in All Ages and Countries, volume 2, page 241
    • I forfeited my inheritance and married outside my parents' faith.
    • If and when Suzy does marry, it will be an open marriage because she's a believer in the "totality" of freedom. 1975 March 17, Marian Christy, “Suzy Chaffee, A Liberated Beauty”, in The Lebanon Daily News:
    • But Esau, being now forty years of age, took a false step by marrying not only without his parents consent; but with two wives, daughters of the Hittites. 1755, The Holy Bible, both Old and New Testament, Digested, Illustrated, and Explained, second edition, page 59:
    • the rich relationed hometown queen marries into what she needs 1975 July, Janis Ian, “At Seventeen”:
    • Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.
  2. (intransitive) To enter into marriage with one another.
    • Jack and Jenny married soon after they met.
  3. (transitive) To take as husband or wife.
    • In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.
    • First Xavier (Vernon Chatman): You're about as deep as a bowl of soup, and your tongue is as sharp as a soup spoon. Second Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Hey, say what you want about me, but lay off the soup. First Xavier: If you love soup so much, why don't you marry soup? Second Xavier: 'cause I'm already married. To justice. First Xavier: Yeah. Only a blind girl would marry you. 2008, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 10:
  4. (transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
    • The Queen has set the example of marrying her children very early in life; […] 1870 July 2, “Mr. Vivian A. Webber on “Population and Emigration.”, in The Isle of Wight Observer, number 931, Ryde, Isle of Wight, page 5, column 3:
    • He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman.
    • THe kyngdom̃ of hevẽ is lyke vnto a certayne kinge / which maryed his ſonne[…]. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew xxij:[2], folio xxx, verso:
  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.
    • A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith.
    • What ſhall the Curate controul me? Have I not the Preſentation? Tell him that I will not have my Play ſpoil'd; nay, that he ſhall marry the Couple himſelf—I ſay he ſhall. [1715], [John] Gay, The What D’Ye Call It: A Tragi-comi-pastoral Farce, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, Act II, scene ix, pages 38–39:
    • This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.] 1784, The House that Jack Built, page 8:
    • His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice.
  6. (transitive) To acquire by marriage.
    • I wanted to marry wealth and power, and got both.
  7. (figuratively, intransitive, of inanimate or abstract things) To join or connect. See also marry up.
    • However, it now seems likely that means can be found to marry the W.R. and B.R. standard A.T.C. apparatus. 1959 September, “The Re-appraisal of the B.R. Modernisation Plan”, in Trains Illustrated, page 408:
    • I can’t connect it, because the plug doesn’t marry with the socket.
    • The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2." 1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 273:
    • There’s a big gap here. These two parts don’t marry properly.
  8. (figuratively, transitive) To unite; to join together into a close union.
    • The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
    • For Faulkner, these years marry professional triumphs and personal disappointments: the Nobel Prize for Literature and an increasingly unlifting depression. 2006, Lisa C. Hickman, William Faulkner and Joan Williams: The Romance of Two Writers:
    • Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 3:14:
  9. To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
  10. To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
married Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
married Tense=Past lexicographic
marries Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
marrying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

divorce · divorce · separate

Deriveds

outmarry · will you marry me · inmarry · marry money · marry out · marrier · unremarried · marry me chicken · marry fuck kill · marry the ketchups · unmarry · nonmarrying · gay-marry · remarried · marry come up · remarry · marry up · marry me · marryer · married sector · marry in haste, repent at leisure · Mary-marry-merry merger · gay marry · marry the ketchup · devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter · marry-muff · marry over the broomstick · marry-in · marry in · marry the gunner's daughter · marriable · intramarry · intermarry · marry off · marry into · mismarry · dismarry

Hyponyms

wife · wive

Relateds

get married · marriage

Synonyms

marry into · hitch · get married · marry · spouse · bewed · espouse · conjoin · couple · join · wed · wed · splice · handfast

Translations (401)

fr accorder la main (to give away as wife or husband) · sv viga (to unite in wedlock) · got 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (to take a husband or wife) · ka შეუღლდება (to be joined in marriage) · hu férjhez megy (to take a husband or wife) · vi lấy vợ (to take a husband or wife) · my ပေါင်း (to take a husband or wife) · pt casar (to unite in wedlock) · tr evlenmek (to unite in wedlock) · tr evlenmek (to take for husband or wife) · ka ქორწინდება (to take a husband or wife) · ka დაქორწინდება (to be joined in marriage) · sw kuoa (to take for husband or wife) · sa ददाति (to give away as wife or husband) · hu megházasodik (to take a husband or wife) · dng җехун (to take a husband or wife) · rup mi-ncurun (to take a husband or wife) · lo ແຕ່ງງານ (to take a husband or wife) · pl ożenić się (to take a husband or wife) · hi शादी करना (to take a husband or wife) · fa-ira عَروسی کَرْدَن (to take a husband or wife) · de in die Ehe geben (to give away as wife or husband) · tr nikâhlanmak (to unite in wedlock) · ka შეუღლდება (to take a husband or wife) · pt casar (figuratively: to combine) · pl brać ślub (to take a husband or wife) · nl huwen (to unite in wedlock) · ln bála (to take a husband or wife) · id mengawinkan (to give away as wife or husband) · el παντρεύομαι (to take a husband or wife) · rup mãrit (to give away as wife or husband) · ru вы́йти за́муж (to take a husband or wife) · ko 결혼하다 (to be joined in marriage) · is giftast (to take a husband or wife) · nl trouwen (to take a husband or wife) · ru жени́ться (to be joined in marriage) · sh oženiti se (to take a husband or wife) · ar تَزَوَّجَ (to take a husband or wife) · el παντρεύομαι (to be joined in marriage) · ca casar-se (to take a husband or wife) · ja 結婚する (to be joined in marriage) · gd pòs (to be joined in marriage) · eo edziĝi (to take a husband or wife) · sq martoj (to give away as wife or husband) · ar تَزَوَّجَ (to be joined in marriage) · th แต่งงาน (to take a husband or wife) · fa-ira اِزْدِواج کَرْدَن (to take a husband or wife) · es casarse (to take a husband or wife) · ga pós (to be joined in marriage) · arz كلل (to unite in wedlock) · ky катын алуу (to take a husband or wife) · it sposarsi (to be joined in marriage) · hu férjhez megy (to take for husband or wife) · qu kasaray (to take a husband or wife) · te పెళ్ళాడు (to be joined in marriage) · cmn 做妻子 (to take a husband or wife) · pdt sikj befrieen (to take a husband or wife) · ce маре яхар (to take a husband or wife) · skr پَرنِیْجَݨ (to take a husband or wife) · fur čholi (to take for husband or wife) · ka უღლდება (to take a husband or wife) · es casar (to take a husband or wife) · fr marier (to unite in wedlock) · grc γαμέω (to take a husband or wife) · ks نیتھٕر کَرُن (to take a husband or wife) · ht fè maryaj (to unite in wedlock) · eo geedziĝi (to be joined in marriage) · ca mullerar-se (to be joined in marriage) · ko 시집가다 (to take a husband or wife) · nl trouwen (to be joined in marriage) · pt dar em casamento (to give away as wife or husband) · sc cojuare (to take a husband or wife) · ang also ċeorlian (to take a husband or wife) · fi naittaa (to give away as wife or husband) · mg manambady (to take a husband or wife) · km រៀបការ (to take a husband or wife) · yue(to take a husband or wife) · mcm kaza (to take a husband or wife) · cs ženit se (to be joined in marriage) · fi mennä naimisiin (to be joined in marriage) · dng чү (to take a husband or wife) · ro căsători (to be joined in marriage) · sc cosuare (to take a husband or wife) · be жані́цца (to take a husband or wife) · fur sposâ (to take for husband or wife) · pl pożenić (figuratively: to combine) · fr être marié (to be joined in marriage) · pri éa (to take a husband or wife) · la nubere (to be joined in marriage) · ka შეირთავს (to take for husband or wife) · de heiraten (to take a husband or wife) · ca casar (to unite in wedlock) · ka ქორწინდება (to unite in wedlock) · el παντρεύομαι (to take for husband or wife) · fr accorder en mariage (to give away as wife or husband) · fur vuadiâ (to take for husband or wife) · ka უღლდება (to be joined in marriage) · it sposare (to take a husband or wife) · ckb داخوازی (to take for husband or wife) · rm sa maridar (to take a husband or wife) · ka ქორწინდება (to be joined in marriage) · kl aappanippoq (to take a husband or wife) · kk тұрмысқа шығу (to take a husband or wife) · ang ġiftian (to give away as wife or husband) · is vígja (to unite in wedlock) · tg издивоҷ кардан (to take a husband or wife) · sc couare (to take a husband or wife) · zdj uloza (to give away as wife or husband) · sc cozare (to take a husband or wife) · nrf s'mathier (to be joined in marriage) · io mariajar su (to take a husband or wife) · yue(to take a husband or wife) · nl in de echt verbinden (to unite in wedlock) · my ထိမ်းမြား (to take a husband or wife) · cmn 結婚 /结婚 (to take a husband or wife) · uz turmushga chiqmoq (to take a husband or wife) · hu megnősül (to take a husband or wife) · vi cưới (to be joined in marriage) · tr evlenmek (to take a husband or wife) · tg хонадор шудан (to take a husband or wife) · uk одружи́тися (to take a husband or wife) · uk одру́жувати (to unite in wedlock) · ky үйлөнүү (to take a husband or wife) · sw kuoza (to give away as wife or husband) · tr dünya evine girmek (to be joined in marriage) · ta பெண்கொடு (to give away as wife or husband) · rup mi-nsor (to take a husband or wife) · be вы́йсці за́муж (to take a husband or wife) · ba өйләнеү (to take a husband or wife) · id menikahkan (to give away as wife or husband) · ru вы́дать (to give away as wife or husband) · he הִשִֹּיא (to unite in wedlock) · cs ženit se (to take a husband or wife) · te పెళ్ళి చేసుకొను (to be joined in marriage) · ba кәләш алыу (to take a husband or wife) · is kvæna (to give away as wife or husband) · ce зуд ял яр (to take a husband or wife) · bn শাদি করা (to take a husband or wife) · th สมรส (to take a husband or wife) · ta கட்டிக்கொடு (to give away as wife or husband) · uk бра́ти шлюб (to take a husband or wife) · lo ສົມລົດ (to take a husband or wife) · gl casar (to take a husband or wife) · la maritor (to be joined in marriage) · la dūcō (to take a husband or wife) · sv gifta sig (to be joined in marriage) · da gifte sig (to take a husband or wife) · sh оженити се (to take a husband or wife) · ckb داخوازی (to unite in wedlock) · fr donner en mariage (to give away as wife or husband) · oc maridar (to take a husband or wife) · el παντρεύω (to give away as wife or husband) · nl huwen (to be joined in marriage) · de heiraten (to be joined in marriage) · cmn 結婚 /结婚 (to be joined in marriage) · scn maritari (to give away as wife or husband) · vi lập gia đình (to take a husband or wife) · ka ირთავს (to take for husband or wife) · ug تۇرمۇشقا چىقماق (to take a husband or wife) · fi vihkiä (to unite in wedlock) · la marito (to take for husband or wife) · sq martohem (to take a husband or wife) · pl wyjść za mąż (to take a husband or wife) · tk nikalaşmak (to take a husband or wife) · ru пожени́ться (to be joined in marriage) · gl casar (figuratively: to combine) · sco mairy (to be joined in marriage) · ba тормошҡа сығыу (to take a husband or wife) · hi ब्याहना (to take for husband or wife) · ml യോജിപ്പിക്കുക (figuratively: to combine) · mn ᠭᠡᠷᠯᠡᠬᠦ (to take a husband or wife) · cs brát si (to be joined in marriage) · ru выходи́ть за́муж (to take a husband or wife) · bn মিলন করা (to take a husband or wife) · fi naida (to take for husband or wife) · io mariajar (to unite in wedlock) · bg бракосъчетавам (to unite in wedlock) · es casarse con (to take for husband or wife) · yi חתונה האָבן (to be joined in marriage) · fa-ira شُوْهَر کَرْدَن (to take a husband or wife) · es dar en matrimonio (to give away as wife or husband) · ca maridar-se (to be joined in marriage) · nrf mathier (to unite in wedlock) · fi mennä naimisiin (to take a husband or wife) · ta மண (to be joined in marriage) · et abielluma (to take a husband or wife) · sc cogiare (to take a husband or wife) · ba ҡатын алыу (to take a husband or wife) · is gifta (to give away as wife or husband) · es casar (to unite in wedlock) · is giftast (to take for husband or wife) · ur شادی کَرْنا (to take a husband or wife) · gl casar (to be joined in marriage) · uk одру́жуватися (to take a husband or wife) · cmn(to take a husband or wife) · bg оже́ня се (to take a husband or wife) · pot witké (to take a husband or wife) · sco mairy (to take a husband or wife) · kk жұбайласу (to be joined in marriage) · cy priodi (to take a husband or wife) · sc cojai (to take a husband or wife) · ru брать в жёны (to take a husband or wife) · uk одружи́ти (to give away as wife or husband) · vi lấy chồng (to take a husband or wife) · te పెళ్ళి చేయు (to unite in wedlock) · ja 結婚する (to take a husband or wife) · sk vydať sa (to take a husband or wife) · el παντρεύω (figuratively: to combine) · uk вихо́дити за́між (to take a husband or wife) · ka დაქორწინდება (to unite in wedlock) · pt casar (to be joined in marriage) · nl huwen (to take a husband or wife) · ka დაქორწინდება (to take a husband or wife) · uk одру́жувати (to give away as wife or husband) · is gifta (to unite in wedlock) · nrf s'mathier (to take a husband or wife) · ro a se mărita (to take a husband or wife) · mt iżżewweġ (to take a husband or wife) · kk әйел алу (to take a husband or wife) · ks خانٛدَر کَرُن (to take a husband or wife) · fi mennä naimisiin jonkun kanssa (to take for husband or wife) · ovd djipt sig (to take a husband or wife) · id menikahi (to take for husband or wife) · ro a se însura (to take a husband or wife) · he הִתְחַתֵּן (to take a husband or wife) · lb sech bestueden (to take a husband or wife) · ca maridar-se (to take a husband or wife) · la dūcō uxōrem (to be joined in marriage) · de heiraten (to take for husband or wife) · ty fa'aipoipo (to take a husband or wife) · vi gả (to give away as wife or husband) · hu összeházasodik (to be joined in marriage) · mn гэрлэх (to take a husband or wife) · hsb so wudać (to take a husband or wife) · cs provdat (to give away as wife or husband) · frr ham befrei (to take a husband or wife) · sv ingå äktenskap (to be joined in marriage) · ta மண (to take a husband or wife) · sc isposare (to be joined in marriage) · he חיתן (to unite in wedlock) · ang ġiftian (to unite in wedlock) · mn гэр бүл болох (to take a husband or wife) · tg зан гирифтан (to take a husband or wife) · mi mārena (to be joined in marriage) · eo geedziĝi (to take a husband or wife) · ga pós (to take a husband or wife) · ro cununa (to unite in wedlock) · fr accorder pour épouse (to give away as wife or husband) · yue 結婚 /结婚 (to take a husband or wife) · fo gifta seg (to take a husband or wife) · it sposare (to take for husband or wife) · sv förena i äktenskap (to unite in wedlock) · ca pegar (figuratively: to combine) · hsb so ženić (to take a husband or wife) · sc cogiuare (to take a husband or wife) · ar زَوَّجَ (to give away as wife or husband) · ba кейәүгә сығыу (to take a husband or wife) · kk қатын алу (to take a husband or wife) · tr evlendirmek (figuratively: to combine) · lv precēties (to take a husband or wife) · lv precēt (to take a husband or wife) · sk ženiť sa (to take a husband or wife) · la marito (to unite in wedlock) · ja 娶る (to take a husband or wife) · ka თხოვდება (to take for husband or wife) · sv gifta (to unite in wedlock) · ka გათხოვდება (to take for husband or wife) · is giftast (to be joined in marriage) · bni bala (to take a husband or wife) · ht marye (to take a husband or wife) · fr marier (to give away as wife or husband) · ang wīfian (to take a husband or wife) · haw male (to take a husband or wife) · uk ви́йти за́між (to take a husband or wife) · uk відда́ти за́між (to give away as wife or husband) · mn ᠡᠬᠡᠨᠡᠷ ᠠᠪᠬᠤ (to take a husband or wife) · gl casar (to give away as wife or husband) · zdj hwumɓiza (to unite in wedlock) · sc cojuvare (to take a husband or wife) · tyz au (to take a husband or wife) · tr evlenmek (to be joined in marriage) · pt dar em matrimônio (to give away as wife or husband) · as বিয়া কৰা (to take a husband or wife) · sc sposai (to be joined in marriage) · sc isposai (to be joined in marriage) · uk жени́ти (to give away as wife or husband) · hy ամուսնանալ (to be joined in marriage) · hy ամուսնացնել (to give away as wife or husband) · it dare in matrimonio (to give away as wife or husband) · ro a se cununa (to take a husband or wife) · mi mārena (to unite in wedlock) · ba бисә алыу (to take a husband or wife) · uk віддава́ти за́між (to give away as wife or husband) · fr épouser (to take for husband or wife) · kl uinippoq (to take a husband or wife) · pt casar (to give away as wife or husband) · ms kahwin (to take a husband or wife) · rup mi-mãrit (to take a husband or wife) · pt casar (to take a husband or wife) · hi ब्याहना (to take a husband or wife) · rup mi-ãnsor (to take a husband or wife) · it maritare (to give away as wife or husband) · pt casar (to take for husband or wife) · gl casar (to take for husband or wife) · ro mărita (to give away as wife or husband) · kk үйлену (to take a husband or wife) · ky аял алуу (to take a husband or wife) · grc γαμέομαι (to take a husband or wife) · it accasare (to give away as wife or husband) · rup ncurun (to unite in wedlock) · la dūcor virō (to be joined in marriage) · be ажані́цца (to take a husband or wife) · is kvænast (to take for husband or wife) · fi avioitua (to take a husband or wife) · ko 결혼하다 (to take a husband or wife) · ko 장가가다 (to take a husband or wife) · sv gifta bort (to give away as wife or husband) · ar تَزَوَّجَ (to take for husband or wife) · lt tuoktis (to take a husband or wife) · ca mullerar-se (to take a husband or wife) · eo edziniĝi (to take a husband or wife) · sc cojubare (to take a husband or wife) · ja 嫁ぐ (to take a husband or wife) · frr bradlepe (to take a husband or wife) · hy ամուսնացնել (to unite in wedlock) · sc cojare (to take a husband or wife) · pl żenić się (to take a husband or wife) · aot khym (to take a husband or wife) · sw kufunga ndoa (to take a husband or wife) · hu feleségül vesz (to take for husband or wife) · cs vdát se (to take a husband or wife) · fur maridâ (to take for husband or wife) · cmn(to take a husband or wife) · uz uylanmoq (to take a husband or wife) · fi yhdistää (figuratively: to combine) · tr varmak (to take for husband or wife) · mn ᠭᠡᠷ ᠪᠦᠯᠦ ᠪᠣᠯᠬᠤ (to take a husband or wife) · km ការ (to take a husband or wife) · ota اولنمك (to take a husband or wife) · is kvænast (to take a husband or wife) · uk жени́тися (to take a husband or wife) · eo edziĝi (to be joined in marriage) · lb bestueden (to unite in wedlock) · sq marr (to take a husband or wife) · my စုံဖက် (to take a husband or wife) · bn বিবাহ করা (to take a husband or wife) · swb ufungia (to take for husband or wife) · ta மண (figuratively: to combine) · ka შეუღლდება (figuratively: to combine) · nl trouwen met (to take for husband or wife) · mi mārena (to take a husband or wife) · la nūbō (to take a husband or wife) · hy ամուսնանալ (to take a husband or wife) · vi cưới (to take a husband or wife) · uk одружи́ти (to unite in wedlock) · el παντρεύω (to unite in wedlock) · ar زَوَّجَ (to unite in wedlock) · bg оже́нвам се (to take a husband or wife) · ta கட்டிக்கொள் (to take for husband or wife) · ta கட்டிக்கொள் (to take a husband or wife) · frr bradlep maage (to take a husband or wife) · ru взять в жёны (to take a husband or wife) · ist maridà (to take a husband or wife) · be выхо́дзіць за́муж (to take a husband or wife) · mn эхнэр авах (to take a husband or wife) · nl zich in de echt verbinden (to be joined in marriage) · mn ᠤᠷᠤᠭᠯᠠᠬᠤ (to take a husband or wife) · sv förena (figuratively: to combine) · es casarse (to be joined in marriage) · nl trouwen (to unite in wedlock) · id menikah (to take a husband or wife) · it sposare (to give away as wife or husband) · mga pósaid (to take a husband or wife) · qu saway (to take a husband or wife) · sv gifta sig (to take a husband or wife) · he נִשָּׂא (to take a husband or wife) · la marito (to give away as wife or husband) · tr evlendirmek (to give away as wife or husband) · ga pós (to take for husband or wife) · ruo maritå (to take a husband or wife) · tr birleştirmek (figuratively: to combine) · mi mārena (to take for husband or wife) · fr se marier (to take a husband or wife) · la marītō (to take a husband or wife) · vi kết hôn (to take a husband or wife) · ca casar-se (to be joined in marriage) · ky турмушка чыгуу (to take a husband or wife) · sv gifta sig (med) (to take for husband or wife) · ca casar (to give away as wife or husband) · kl nuliarpoq (to take a husband or wife) · ug ئۆيلەنمەك (to take a husband or wife) · ang hīwian (to take a husband or wife) · uk пожени́ти (to give away as wife or husband) · nb gifte seg (to take a husband or wife) · is gefa saman (to unite in wedlock) · ro a se căsători (to take a husband or wife) · ka გაათხოვებს (to give away as wife or husband) · az evlənmək (to take a husband or wife) · de verheiraten (to unite in wedlock) · gl casar (to unite in wedlock) · mn ураглах (to take a husband or wife)

marry en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɛɹi/ (New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio Mmmm
  • /ˈmaɾe/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈmɛɹi/ Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada
  • mărʹē (General-American)
  • /ˈmæɹi/ (Australia)
  • /ˈmaɾɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈmæɹi/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • (US) audio nMmmm

Etymology

From Middle English Marie, referring to Mary, the Virgin Mary. Mid-14th century.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A term of asseveration: indeed!, in truth!
    • You that be of the court, & eſpecially ye ſworn chaplains beware of a leſſon that a great man taught me at my firſt coming to the court he told me for a good will, he thoughte it wel. He ſayd vnto me. You muſt beware how ſo euer ye do that ye cõtrary not the king, let him haue his ſaiyngs, folow him, go with him. Mary out vpon this counſel, ſhal I ſay, as he ſayes? 1549 April 29 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Seuenth Sermon of Maister Hugh Latymer, which He Preached before King Edward [VI], the .19. Day of Aprill.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 93, recto:
    • I know too much: / I finde it, I; for when I ha liſt to ſleepe, / Mary, before your Ladiſhip I grant, / She puts her tongue alittle in her heart, / And chides with thinking. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 24:
    • I have chequed him for it, and the young lion repents; marry, not in ashes and sackcloth, but in new silk and old sack. c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

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