English-Greek translations for marry

Definition of marry

  • To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
  • To be joined as spouse according to law or custom.
  • To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
  • To take as husband or wife.
  • To unite; to join together into a close union.
  • 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.
  • To place alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time
  • indeed!, in truth!; a term of asseveration

Examples

  • Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.
  • She was not happily married.
  • His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailors apprentice.
  • He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman.
  • In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece.
  • The attempt to marry medieval plainsong with speed metal produced interesting results.
  • A justice of the peace will marry Jones and Smith.

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