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marry

/ˈmeɹi/MEH-ree
/ˈmɛɹi/MEH-ree

Meaningto give in marriage

Common meaning: to wed

Journey through time

  1. Latinmaritaresource
  2. Frenchmarier‘to marry’source
  3. Middle Englishmariensource
  4. Englishmarry‘to wed’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin maritare ‘to give in marriage’.

Roots

  • maritare Latin “to give in marriage”

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