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verb · 2 syllables · /ˈmæri/

MARRY

What does "MARRY" mean?

To join with another person in marriage, or to perform the ceremony that does so.

Meanings

  1. To become the husband or wife of someone; to enter into marriage. They decided to marry in the spring.
  2. To officiate at a wedding, legally uniting two people. A judge married them in a five-minute civil ceremony.
  3. To combine two different things harmoniously. The dish marries sharp lime with sweet coconut. figurative

Word origin

From Old French 'marier', from Latin 'maritare' (to wed), from 'maritus' (married, husband), related to 'mas' (male).

Remember it

MARRY has two R's the way a marriage has two rings - a matched pair at the center.

A little poem

Two names fold into a single line,
and what was yours and mine turns ours by design.

couplet

What it teaches

To marry anything - a person, two flavors, two ideas - is to let each keep its edge while sharing a name.

Quick facts

What does MARRY mean?

To join with another person in marriage, or to perform the ceremony that does so.

Is MARRY a valid word?

Yes — MARRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is MARRY?

MARRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does MARRY come from?

From Old French 'marier', from Latin 'maritare' (to wed), from 'maritus' (married, husband), related to 'mas' (male).

What can MARRY teach us?

To marry anything - a person, two flavors, two ideas - is to let each keep its edge while sharing a name.

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