Marry

German Meaning

heiraten

verheiraten

vermählen

trauen

sich verheiraten

sich vermählen

ineinander passen

English Meaning

  1. To join as spouses by exchanging vows.
  2. To take as a spouse.
  3. To give in marriage.
  4. To perform a marriage ceremony for: The rabbi married the couple.
  5. To obtain by marriage: marry money.
  6. Nautical To join (two ropes) end to end by interweaving their strands.
  7. To unite in a close, usually permanent way: "His material marries the domestic and the exotic” ( Clifton Fadiman).
  8. To take a husband or wife; wed: They married in their twenties.
  9. To combine or blend agreeably: Let the flavors marry overnight.
  10. Archaic Used as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis.