marry

To become someone’s husband or wife through a legal or religious ceremony.

• Will you marry me?
• She married her childhood friend.
• They hope to marry next summer.

How to use it: marry someone (He wants to marry his partner.)

Similar words: wed

Opposites: divorce

Common phrases: marry someone, marry young, marry for love, marry again

To bring two things together so they work well as one.

• The design marries beauty with comfort.
• We married the two ideas in our final plan.
• This dish marries sweet fruit and sharp cheese.

How to use it: marry something with something (The building marries traditional materials with modern technology.)

Similar words: combine, unite, blend

Opposites: separate

Common phrases: marry something with something, marry the two, marry together

To arrange for someone to become another person’s husband or wife.

• The king married his daughter to a prince.
• They hoped to marry their son into a wealthy family.
• Her parents tried to marry her off at sixteen.

How to use it: marry someone to someone (The ruler married his daughter to a neighboring king.); marry someone off (Her family wanted to marry her off quickly.)

Similar words: marry off

Common phrases: marry someone to someone, marry someone off