English

Verb

marry, past and past participle married, present participle marrying

1. Join in marriage.

   Jones and Smith will marry in June.

2. Preside at the joining of people in marriage.

   A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith.

3. Join together.

   The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.

Translations

to join in marriage

preside at the joining in marriage

to join together

Translations to be checked

• French: se marrier (1), marrier (2), épouser
• German: heiraten (1), verheiraten (2)
• Italian: sposare
• Slovak:
  • zosobášiť sa (1, 2, 5, 6)
  • zosobášiť (3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
  • oženiť sa (1)
  • oženiť (4)
  • vydať sa (2)
  • vydať (3)
  • vziať si za manželku (1, 6)
  • vziať si za manžela (2, 5)
• Swedish: gifta sig (1), viga (2)

Homonyms

(in some dialects)

• Mary
• merry

Interjection

marry

1. (Obsolete) Indeed! in truth!—a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.

   I have chequed him for it, and the young lion repents; marry, not in ashes and sackcloth, but in new silk and old sack.

   Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part ii, Act 1 Scene 2