How do you use "marry" in a sentence?

They're planning to marry in the summer. The vicar who married them has known the family for years. The recipe marries traditional flavours with modern techniques.

marry

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: To become the husband or wife of someone in a legal ceremony

结婚，嫁，娶

casarse, contraer matrimonio

結婚する

결혼하다

The verb 'marry' means to join with someone as their spouse in a legal ceremony. It can also mean to perform the ceremony that unites two people in marriage (as a registrar or religious official might do). Figuratively, it can mean to combine two things harmoniously.

动词「marry」意味着在法律仪式中与某人成为配偶。它也可以意味着主持将两人联合在婚姻中的仪式（如登记员或宗教官员可能做的那样）。比喻性地，它可以意味着和谐地结合两件事物。

El verbo «marry» significa unirse con alguien como su cónyuge en una ceremonia legal. También puede significar realizar la ceremonia que une a dos personas en matrimonio (como lo haría un registrador u oficial religioso). Figurativamente, puede significar combinar dos cosas armoniosamente.

動詞「marry」は、法的な式典で誰かと配偶者として結ばれることを意味します。また、結婚式を執り行うこと（登記官や宗教的な役人がするように）も意味します。比喩的には、2つのものを調和的に組み合わせることを意味することもあります。

동사 'marry'는 법적 의식을 통해 누군가와 배우자로 결합하는 것을 의미합니다. 또한 두 사람을 결혼으로 맺어주는 의식을 집행하는 것(등기관이나 종교 관계자가 하듯이)을 뜻하기도 합니다. 비유적으로는 두 가지를 조화롭게 결합한다는 의미로도 쓰입니다.

Examples

They're planning to marry in the summer.
他们计划在夏天结婚。
Planean casarse en verano.
彼らは夏に結婚する予定です。
그들은 여름에 결혼할 예정입니다.
The vicar who married them has known the family for years.
为他们主持婚礼的牧师认识这家人多年了。
El vicario que los casó conoce a la familia desde hace años.
彼らの結婚式を執り行った牧師は、その家族を何年も前から知っています。
그들의 결혼식을 주례한 목사는 그 가족을 오랫동안 알고 지냈습니다.
The recipe marries traditional flavours with modern techniques.
这道菜将传统风味与现代技术融为一体。
La receta combina sabores tradicionales con técnicas modernas.
このレシピは伝統的な味と現代的な技術を融合させています。
이 레시피는 전통적인 맛과 현대적인 기법을 조화롭게 결합하고 있습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old French 'marier' (to wed), from Latin 'maritare' (to wed, marry), from 'maritus' (husband, married), possibly from PIE root *meri- (young woman). The word centers on the husband in its Latin origins.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

From Latin 'maritus' meaning husband. In medieval England, marriages required the reading of banns (public announcements) on three consecutive Sundays, allowing time for objections - a tradition that still exists in some churches today.