1 : to become the husband or wife of (someone) : to become joined with (someone) in marriage [+ obj] ▪ He married his college sweetheart. ▪ marrying a doctor/lawyer ▪ I asked her to marry me. ▪ “Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.” [no obj] ▪ He hopes to marry [=get married] soon. ▪ She married young. [=she was young when she married] ▪ They married for love, not money. 2 [+ obj] : to perform a ceremony in which two people get married
▪ The minister has married more than 100 couples. ▪ They hope to have a priest marry them. ▪ They were married by a justice of the peace. 3 [+ obj] : to find a husband or wife for (your child) — often + to ▪ He married his daughter to his partner's son. — often + off ▪ They married their son off to the daughter of a close friend. ▪ trying to marry their children off 4 [+ obj] : to join or combine (two things) closely
▪ The design marries traditional elements with/to/and modern methods.
▪ The minister has married more than 100 couples. ▪ They hope to have a priest marry them. ▪ They were married by a justice of the peace.
▪ The design marries traditional elements with/to/and modern methods.
marry into [phrasal verb]
marry into (something) : to become a member of (something, such as a family, group, culture, etc.) by marrying someone
▪ He married into a very wealthy family. [=his wife's family is very wealthy] ▪ She married into the upper class.
▪ He married into a very wealthy family. [=his wife's family is very wealthy] ▪ She married into the upper class.
marry money
: to marry someone who is wealthy
▪ My cousin hopes to marry money.
▪ My cousin hopes to marry money.





