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mar·ry Listen to audio/ˈmeri/ verb
mar·ries; mar·ried; mar·ry·ing
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.
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.
marry money
: to marry someone who is wealthy
My cousin hopes to marry money.

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