Marry
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Marry
Verb
- To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry."
- To enter into marriage with one another.
"Jack and Jenny married soon after they met."
- To take as husband or wife.
"In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece."
- To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
"He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman."
- 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."
Interjection
- A term of asseveration: indeed!, in truth!