marry off
To successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relativeTo successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.
» I have three daughters to marry off.
Ich habe drei Töchter zu verheiraten.
У меня три дочери на выданье.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.
verheiraten, freien
жени́тьženítʹ, пожени́тьpoženítʹ, выдава́ть за́мужvydavátʹ zámuž
одру́жуватиodrúžuvaty, одружи́тиodružýty, жени́тиženýty
Examples
5 sentencesI have three daughters to marry off.
ruУ меня три дочери на выданье.
deIch habe drei Töchter zu verheiraten.
I married off my daughter.
ruЯ выдал дочь замуж.
deIch habe meine Tochter verheiratet.
Tom will marry Mary off.
The fella is getting married, he's off the market!
How can you marry your daughter off to someone like Sami?
Translations
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Forms
marries off, marrying off, married off, married off| Base form | marry off · to marry off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | marries off |
| Present participle | marrying off |
| Past simple | married off |
| Past participle | married off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- marry offвидати заміж, видавати заміжTo successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.
- marry upTo join together.
- marry outTo marry someone who is from another family; To avoid incest.
- marry inTo join a family or group through marriage.
- marry intoTo become a part of (a family or its property, heritage, memberships, etc.), by marrying a member of it.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb