Verb He married his college sweetheart. I asked her to marry me. “Will you marry me?” “Yes, I will.” They married for love, not money. 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. See More
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Anne and Phillips divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year. Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 So here marches in Jason Lannister to smoothly ask Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen—now 17 in the show—to marry him and come live at Casterly Rock, a large boring castle atop a big cliff. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 4 Sep. 2022 So Viserys, newly a widower, has a problem: Either marry again and keep trying for a son or else name brother Daemon (Matt Smith) as successor. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 One of Anne Shirley’s key friendships is with Diana Barry (Michelle Veintimilla), whose aspirations to have a career are derailed by her mother’s insistence to marry and raise a family. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The church decided whom its followers would marry and sent thousands of them — mostly women — abroad to become the spouses of church members. Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 The church decided whom its followers would marry and sent thousands of them — mostly women — abroad to become the spouses of church members.New York Times, 23 July 2022 But her granddaughter is single, and has no children and may never marry or have kids. Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 11 July 2022 The two would go on to marry and have two sons, at least one of whom has dual Russian and American citizenship. Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 4 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English marien, from Anglo-French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus married