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marry

marry

Meaning of marry

become husband and wife

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British English/ˈmæri/
American English/ˈmæri/
Russian transcription[ʐɨˈnʲitsə]
marry
marry - жениться
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marry with Russian translation

marry usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они надеются пожениться в июне.

They hope to marry in June.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она хочет выйти замуж за своего партнёра в следующем году.

She wants to marry her partner next year.

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marry belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

marryжениться
cookготовить
changeменять
tieзавязывать
followследовать
removeубирать
feelощущаться

marry synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between marry / get married / wed / marry off / marry into / remarry

🇬🇧English
marry

the basic, neutral verb meaning to become husband and wife

A1Very Often

They plan to marry next summer.

Они планируют пожениться следующим летом.

G
🇬🇧English
get married

an everyday phrase meaning to marry; slightly more conversational than marry

A1Very Often

My sister is going to get married in June.

Моя сестра собирается выйти замуж в июне.

🇬🇧English

a more formal or literary word for marry

A1Rarely

The couple were wed in a small church ceremony.

Пара сочеталась браком на небольшой церемонии в церкви.

M
🇬🇧English
marry off

to arrange or help someone else to marry, not to marry oneself

A1Rarely

Their parents wanted to marry them off quickly.

Их родители хотели поскорее выдать их замуж / женить.

M
🇬🇧English
marry into

to marry someone from a particular family, class, or group

A1Rarely

She married into a wealthy family.

Она вышла замуж в богатую семью.

R
🇬🇧English
remarry

to marry again after a previous marriage ended

A1Often

After the divorce, he decided to remarry.

После развода он решил снова жениться.

M
🇬🇧English
marry up

to marry someone of higher social status or more money

A1Rarely

People said she married up when she wed the company owner.

Говорили, что она удачно вышла замуж, когда вышла за владельца компании.

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How to pronounce marry and what this word means

marry translation: жениться. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce marry

/ˈmæri/

marry translation

жениться

marry examples

They hope to marry in June.

marry transcription

/ˈmæri/, /ˈmæri/

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marry meaning: what does it mean?

become husband and wife

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marry is pronounced as /ˈmæri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

marry definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They hope to marry in June. Translation: Они надеются пожениться в июне.

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