Explore Marry through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like wed or splice. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Marry meaning
- To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- To enter into marriage with one another.
- To take as husband or wife.
Synonyms of Marry
Using Marry
- The main meaning on this page is: To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. | To enter into marriage with one another. | To take as husband or wife.
- Useful related words include: wed, splice, tie, unify.
- Possible Dutch translations are: trouwen, huwen, in de echt verbinden.
- In the example corpus, marry often appears in combinations such as: to marry, marry her, marry the.
Context around Marry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 3 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marry
- In this selection, "marry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, show, actually, foreigners, hausa and queen stand out and add context to how "marry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allow her marry her own and allowed to marry a muslim. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marry" sits close to words such as evident, phil and acceptance, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Not only did he want to marry a Muggle, but he wanted to marry Queen Elizabeth. (16 words)
Graham and Reddy appear in the new SBS show Marry Me, Marry My Family, which premieres on Tuesday night. (19 words)
This woman you claimed to love and want to marry, have you asked and confirmed why she wants to marry you? (21 words)
I think that's why Jane Austen, why people have this weird idea that it's for girls, but it's all these people at this age where women are pressured to marry, and the women are afraid of what will happen to them if they don't marry, but they're just kids! (54 words)
Also, an adulteress is not permitted to marry the adulterer, but, to avoid any doubt as to her status as being free to marry another or that of her children, many authorities say he must give her a divorce as if they were married. (44 words)
Researchers have questioned whether healthy men are more likely to marry than men with health problems, but unhealthy men actually marry earlier, are less likely to divorce, and are more likely to remarry after divorce or being widowed than healthy men. (41 words)
This woman you claimed to love and want to marry, have you asked and confirmed why she wants to marry you? (21 words)
Are there any methods, ritual or legal, by which persons who fall within the prohibited degrees and wish to marry can break the relationship and become free to marry? (29 words)
Don't you realize that if you marry another man's sister and another man marries your sister, you will have at least two brothers-in-law, while if you marry your own sister you will have none? (38 words)
I think that's why Jane Austen, why people have this weird idea that it's for girls, but it's all these people at this age where women are pressured to marry, and the women are afraid of what will happen to them if they don't marry, but they're just kids! (54 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also, in the controversial post, the Tiktoker was shown saying that any man who wanted to marry her must agree to allow her marry her own “wife” before she could agree to the man’s proposal.
Graham and Reddy appear in the new SBS show Marry Me, Marry My Family, which premieres on Tuesday night.
In another related news, he also advised men on how to choose the woman to marry as he said they should marry a prayerful woman if they want to be powerful.
I think that's why Jane Austen, why people have this weird idea that it's for girls, but it's all these people at this age where women are pressured to marry, and the women are afraid of what will happen to them if they don't marry, but they're just kids!
Time before now, a Christian would help a Muslim and marry among the two religions peacefully, an Igbo man would marry Hausa woman and live a happy family.
Not only did he want to marry a Muggle, but he wanted to marry Queen Elizabeth.
Researchers have questioned whether healthy men are more likely to marry than men with health problems, but unhealthy men actually marry earlier, are less likely to divorce, and are more likely to remarry after divorce or being widowed than healthy men.
This woman you claimed to love and want to marry, have you asked and confirmed why she wants to marry you?
Also, an adulteress is not permitted to marry the adulterer, but, to avoid any doubt as to her status as being free to marry another or that of her children, many authorities say he must give her a divorce as if they were married.
A Muslim woman, on the other hand, is only allowed to marry a Muslim man, one of the reasons being, to marry a non-Muslim man would mean that the children would grow up as non-Muslims.
Are there any methods, ritual or legal, by which persons who fall within the prohibited degrees and wish to marry can break the relationship and become free to marry?
Don't you realize that if you marry another man's sister and another man marries your sister, you will have at least two brothers-in-law, while if you marry your own sister you will have none?
In most countries, monogamy is required by law, so divorce allows each former partner to marry another person; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not, divorce allows the woman to marry a new husband.
Omani citizens need government permission to marry foreigners. citation The Ministry of Interior requires Omani citizens to obtain permission to marry foreigners (except nationals of GCC countries); permission is not automatically granted.
She has heard a rumour that Elizabeth will marry Mr. Darcy and attempts to persuade Elizabeth to agree not to marry.
Strephon is despondent, however, as the Lord Chancellor has forbidden them to marry, partly because he feels that a shepherd is unsuitable for Phyllis, but partly because the Lord Chancellor wishes to marry Phyllis himself.
A 1992 report in The National Enquirer quoted a source who stated that Eastwood told Tunis he 'would not leave his wife to marry her' after she informed him she was expecting in the mid-1960s.
A 41-year-Venezuelan woman identified as Maria Pinango remains hospitalized in a critical condition after a pensioner, age 70, stabbed her several times about her body on Friday last because she refused to leave her boyfriend and marry him.
According to the Ghanaian 1992 Constitution and the Children’s Act, it is unlawful to marry a girl before she’s 18 years of age.
According to the series, Elizabeth opposed their marriage, while some historians believe she merely wanted the princess to wait until she turned 25, when she would not need Elizabeth’s permission to marry under the 1772 Royal Marriages Act.
Common combinations with marry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to marry 137×
- marry her 18×
- marry the 12×
- marry him 12×
- and marry 10×
- marry me 6×
- you marry 6×
- will marry 6×
- marry and 5×
- marry another 5×