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mar·ried

(măr′ēd)
adj.
1.
a. Having a spouse: a married woman; a married man.
b. United in matrimony: a married couple.
2.
a. Of or relating to the state of marriage: married bliss.
b. Acquired through marriage: her married name.
3. Closely connected; united.
n. pl. marrieds or married
A married person: young marrieds.
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married

(ˈmærɪd)
adj
1. having a husband or wife
2. joined in marriage: a married couple.
3. of or involving marriage or married persons
4. closely or intimately united
n
(usually plural) a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds)
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mar•ried

(ˈmær id)

adj.
1. united in marriage.
2. of or pertaining to marriage or married persons.
3. joined; united.
n.
4. Usu., marrieds. married people.
[1325–75]
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married

  • benedick, benedict - A long-time bachelor who is newly married is a benedick or benedict.
  • quadrigamist - Someone who has married four times.
  • connubial - A synonym for "married, wedded."
  • matrimony - From Latin matrimonium, "state of being married," from mater, "mother," and monium, "-mony" (state, condition).
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married

– marry
1. 'married to'

If you are married to someone, they are your husband or wife.

Her daughter was married to a Frenchman.
2. 'marry'

When you marry someone, you become their husband or wife during a special ceremony.

I wanted to marry him.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'to' after marry. Don't say 'I wanted to marry to him'.

3. 'get married'

Marry is not usually used without an object. Don't say, for example, that a person 'marries' or that two people 'marry'. Say that they get married.

Lisa and Kunal are getting married next month.
My parents want me to get married and settle down.

Marry is sometimes used without an object, but this is a literary or old-fashioned use.

Jane swore that she would never marry.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. married - a person who is married; "we invited several young marrieds"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj. 1. [画像:married - joined in matrimony]married - joined in matrimony; "a married man"; "a married couple"
mated - mated sexually
unmarried, single - not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"
2. [画像:married - of or relating to the state of marriage]married - of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss"
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married

adjective
1. wedded, one, united, joined, wed, hitched (slang), spliced (informal) We have been married for 14 years.
2. marital, wifely, husbandly, nuptial, matrimonial, conjugal, spousal, connubial the first ten years of married life
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married

adjective
Of, relating to, or typical of marriage:
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Translations
مُتَزَوِجٌ مُتَزَوِّج، متزوِّجَه
ženatývdaná
gift
naimisissa oleva
oženjen
férjesházasnős
giftur
結婚している
기혼의
nuptauxorátus
vydatáženatý
poročenporočiti se
gift
ได้แต่งงานแล้ว
đã kết hôn

married

[ˈmærɪd]
A. ADJ [person] → casado ; [love] → conyugal
married man → (hombre m) casado m
married woman → (mujer f) casada f
married couple → matrimonio m
married life → vida f matrimonial
the married state → el estado matrimonial
twice-married → casado por segunda vez or en segundas nupcias
"just married" → recién casados
B. CPD married name N → nombre m de casada
married quarters N (Mil) → casa fsing cuartel, residencia fsing para matrimonios
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

married

[ˈmærid] adj [man, woman, couple] → marié(e)
They are not married → Ils ne sont pas mariés.
They have been married for 15 years → Ils sont mariés depuis quinze ans.
a married couple → un couple marié
a married man → un homme marié
to be married to sb → être marié(e) à qn
to get married → se marier
My sister's getting married in June → Ma sœur se marie en juin.married life n → vie f conjugale married name n → nom m de femme mariée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

married

adj man, woman → verheiratet (to sb mit jdm); just or newly married → frisch vermählt ; married couple → Ehepaar nt; married life → das Eheleben ; he/she is a married man/woman → er/sie ist verheiratet

married

:
married name
n → Ehename m
married quarters
pl → Unterkünfte pl → für Eheleute
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married

[ˈmærɪd] adj (person) → sposato/a; (life, love) → coniugale, matrimoniale ; (name) → da sposata
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marry

(ˈmӕri) verb
1. to take (a person) as one's husband or wife. John married my sister; They married in church. trou يَتزَوَّج оженвам се/омъжвам се casar oženit se, vdát se heiraten gifte sig; blive gift παντρεύομαι casarse abielluma ازدواج کردن avioitua épouser לְהִינָשֵא विवाह करना oženiti se, udati se elvesz, hozzámegy; házasságot köt mengawini giftast, kvænast sposare, sposarsi 結婚する 남편(아내)으로 맞이하다 vesti, tekėti, tuoktis precēt; precēties, laulāties berkahwin trouwen gifte seg, bli gift poślubić, wziąć ślub واده كول casar a se căsători, a se însura жениться; выходить замуж oženiť sa, vydať sa poročiti se venčati gifta sig med แต่งงาน evlenmek 結婚 одружуватися; женитися بیاہ کرنا cưới 结婚
2. (of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people). The priest married them. trou يُزَوِّج، يَعْقِد قِران оженвам/омъжвам casar oddat trauen vie παντρεύω casar laulatama عروسی گرفتن vihkiä marier לְהַשִׂיא विवाह कराना, ब्याहना vjenčati, oženiti összead mengawinkan gifta, gefa saman sposare 結婚させる 결혼식을 집행하다 sutuokti laulāt mengahwinkan in het huwelijk verbinden vie udzielić ślubu واده casar a cununa сочетать браком; венчать zosobášiť poročiti venčati viga ประกอบพิธีแต่งงาน evlendirmek (牧師)為...證婚 обвінчати کسی مولوی وغیرہ کا نکاح پڑھانا làm phép cưới (牧师)为...证婚
3. to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife. He married his son to a rich woman. vir trou gee يُعطي إبنه أو إبْنته زوجا أو زوجةً оженвам casar oženit, provdat verheiraten gifte bort παντρεύω casar naitma شوهر کردن؛ زن گرفتن naittaa marier לְחַתֵן कन्यादान करना oženiti, udati hozzáad vkihez mengawinkan gifta dare in matrimonio 結婚させる 시집(장가) 보내다 apvesdinti, ištekinti izprecināt mengahwinkan uithuwelijken gifte bort ożenić, wydać za mąż واده كول casar a căsători женить; выдавать замуж oženiť, vydať poročiti dati za udaju gifta bort ซึ่งแต่งงานแล้ว evlendirmek (讓兒子)娶某人,(將女兒)嫁給某人 оженити, віддавати заміж اولاد کو رشتئہ ازدواج میں دینا cưới cho 使(女儿或儿子)结婚
ˈmarried adjective
She has two married daughters. getroude مُتَزَوِّج، متزوِّجَه омъжен casado ženatý, vdaná verheiratet gift παντρεμένος casado abielus ازدواج کرده naimisissa oleva marié נְשוּאִים विवाहित oženjen házas, férjes, nős menikah giftur sposato 結婚した 결혼한 vedęs, ištekėjusi precējies berkahwin getrouwd gift zamężna, żonaty متاًهل،واده شوى casado căsătorit женатый; замужняя ženatý, vydatá poročen udata gift แต่งงานแล้ว evli 已婚的 жонатий; заміжня شادی شدہ đã kết hôn 已结婚的
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married

→ مُتَزَوِجٌ ženatý gift verheiratet παντρεμένος casado naimisissa oleva marié oženjen coniugato 結婚している 기혼의 getrouwd gift żonaty casado женатый gift ได้แต่งงานแล้ว evli đã kết hôn 已婚的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

married

a. casado-a;
___ couple → matrimonio;
___ life → vida conyugal, vida matrimonial.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

married

adj casado; Are you married?..¿Está casado?
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How they were married is not of the slightest consequence to anybody.
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She was step-daughter to Lord Grinsell: he married Mrs.
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They agreed to be married that winter, but Georgina couldn't set the day exactly because her brother, who lived in Ontario, was coming home for a visit, and she wanted to be married while he was home.
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