Word: Married

Pronunciation

/ˈmærɪd/

Definitions

• Adjective: (mar·ried / adj) Legally united in marriage; having a husband or wife. For example: “She has been happily married for ten years.”
• Verb: (mar·ry / v) To take someone as one’s husband or wife, or to perform a ceremony that unites two people in marriage. Example: “They got married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony last summer.”

As an Adjective:

• Describing a person who is in a legally recognized marital relationship. Example: “He introduced his married friends at the dinner party.”
• Referring to the state of being married. Example: “They have been living a married life since their wedding day.”

As a Verb:

• To unite in marriage. Example: “The couple decided to marry on their tenth anniversary of dating.”
• To join or combine closely or intimately. (figurative usage) Example: “Her love for painting married well with her passion for teaching.”

Phrases

• “Get married”: To enter into a marriage with someone. Example: “They plan to get married next year.”
• “Be married to”: To be wedded to someone or committed to something. Example: “She’s been married to her job for the past five years.”
• “Marriage certificate”: An official document that proves a couple is married.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “After they were both married, they moved into a new house together.”
• Verb: “They married in a small ceremony attended by close family and friends.”

Synonyms

• Wedded
• Hitched
• United
• Espoused
• Tied the knot
• Taken (informal)
• Partnered (in a legal sense)