A2verb · transitive · common

marry

marry · marries · married · marrying

брати шлюб, вийти заміж, виходити заміж, одружити

выйти замуж, выходить замуж, выдать, взять в жёны

heiraten, in die Ehe geben, verheiraten

To enter into the conjugal or connubial stateTo enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.

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/ˈmæɹi/

» Your brother got married, didn't he?

Dein Bruder hat geheiratet, oder?

Твой брат женился, не так ли?

Твій брат одружився, чи не так?

Meaning

10 senses

(intransitive)To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.
I forfeited my inheritance and married outside my parents' faith.
(intransitive)To enter into marriage with one another.
Jack and Jenny married soon after they met.
take in marriage; married
(transitive)To take as husband or wife.
In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.
heiraten, heiraten
выходи́ть за́мужvyxodítʹ zámuž, вы́йти за́мужvýjti zámuž, брать в жёныbratʹ v žóny
жени́тисяženýtysja, вихо́дити за́міжvyxódyty zámiž, ви́йти за́міжvýjty zámiž
(transitive)To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman.
in die Ehe geben
вы́датьvýdatʹ
одру́жуватиodrúžuvaty, одружи́тиodružýty, віддава́ти за́міжviddaváty zámiž
(transitive)To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith.
His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice.
verheiraten
одру́жуватиodrúžuvaty, одружи́тиodružýty
(transitive)To acquire by marriage.
I wanted to marry wealth and power, and got both.
perform a marriage ceremony
(figuratively, intransitive)To join or connect. See also marry up.
There’s a big gap here. These two parts don’t marry properly.
I can’t connect it, because the plug doesn’t marry with the socket.
(figuratively, transitive)To unite; to join together into a close union.
The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.

Examples

5998 sentences

Your brother got married, didn't he?
Твій брат одружився, чи не так? — deniko
ruТвой брат женился, не так ли? — timsa
deDein Bruder hat geheiratet, oder? — MUIRIEL
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It's about time you got married.
Настав час тобі одружитися. — deniko
ruТебе давно пора бы жениться. — Biga
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Six months later we were married.
А за шість місяців ми одружилися. — deniko
ruШесть месяцев спустя мы поженились. — wess
deSechs Monate später waren wir verheiratet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Getting married is a serious matter.
Одруження - серйозне питання. — deniko
ruЖенитьба - дело серьёзное. — marafon
deSich zu verheiraten, ist eine ernsthafte Sache. — Hans_Adler
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Both of my brothers are married.
Обидва мої брати одружені. — deniko
ruОба моих брата женаты. — odexed
deMeine zwei Brüder sind beide verheiratet. — raggione
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to take a husband or wife:

to give away as wife or husband:

Русский

By meaning 3

to be joined in marriage:

to take a husband or wife:

to give away as wife or husband:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to be joined in marriage:

to give away as wife or husband:

to unite in wedlock:

Origin

From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from

From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”). Compare its feminine derivatives: Welsh morwyn (“girl”), merch (“daughter”), Crimean Gothic marzus (“wedding”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy; girl”), Lithuanian marti̇̀ (“bride”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “yeoman”).) Displaced native Old English hīwian.

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