marry up en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To join together.
- (intransitive) To tally or correspond; to match up.
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(intransitive) To marry someone of a higher social class.
But as Meghan and Marin know, whether you married up or tried to have some downtime, if you’re a woman trying to live her life, the world will find a way to make you pay.
2022 August 27, Bidisha Mamata, “Tinder is 10 but after a dip in the dating app pool I’m staying resolutely single”, in The Observer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marries up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| marrying up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| married up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| married up | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
de hochheiraten (to marry someone of a higher class) · pl poślubić kogoś o wyższym statusie społecznym (to marry someone of a higher class)