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жениться

wed

Meaning of жениться

to marry

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Russian[ʐɨˈnʲitsə]
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жениться with English translation

жениться usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They will wed next spring.

Они поженятся следующей весной.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She hopes to wed her longtime partner.

Она надеется выйти замуж за своего давнего партнёра.

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жениться belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

женитьсяwed
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

жениться synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between жениться / вступить в брак / сочетаться браком / выйти замуж / связать себя узами брака

🇷🇺Russian
жениться

wed — to marry

A2Rarely

They will wed next spring.

Они поженятся следующей весной.

Ж
🇷🇺Russian
жениться

The basic neutral verb: to get married (used for a man).

C1Very Often

He wants to get married next year.

Он хочет жениться в следующем году.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вступить в брак

A formal, bookish phrase meaning to enter into marriage.

C1Often

After much thought, they decided to get married.

После долгих раздумий они решили вступить в брак.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сочетаться браком

A very bookish, solemn, and somewhat dated expression for formal marriage.

C1Rarely

In old texts, one often finds: they were married.

В старых текстах часто писали: они сочетались браком.

В
🇷🇺Russian
выйти замуж

The main verb for a woman: to marry, to become a wife.

C1Very Often

She got married at twenty-five.

Она вышла замуж в двадцать пять лет.

С
🇷🇺Russian
связать себя узами брака

A figurative, formal phrase with a solemn tone; often used in official speech.

C1Rarely

They decided to tie the knot after many years together.

Они решили связать себя узами брака после долгих лет отношений.

О
🇷🇺Russian
обвенчаться

To marry in church, to undergo a church wedding ceremony.

C1Rarely

Before the trip, they decided to have a church wedding.

Перед поездкой они решили обвенчаться в храме.

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

how to pronounce жениться

[ʐɨˈnʲitsə]

жениться translation

wed

жениться examples

They will wed next spring.

жениться transcription

[ʐɨˈnʲitsə]

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жениться meaning: what does it mean?

вступить в брак, стать мужем и женой

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жениться is pronounced as [ʐɨˈnʲitsə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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They will wed next spring. Translation: Они поженятся следующей весной.

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