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Marries
To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
📖 Definitions of "Marries"
verb
- 1
To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
"Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry."
- 2
(in passive) To be joined to (someone) as spouse according to law or custom.
"His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice."
- 3
To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
"He was eager to marry his daughter to a nobleman."
- 4
To take as husband or wife.
"In some cultures, it is acceptable for an uncle to marry his niece."
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