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married

[ mar-eed ]

adjective

  1. united in wedlock; wedded:

    married couples.

  2. of or relating to marriage or married persons; connubial; conjugal:

    married happiness.

  3. (of an antique) created from components of two or more authentic pieces.
  4. interconnected or joined; united.
  5. (of a family name) acquired through marriage.


noun

  1. Usually marrieds. married couples or married people:

    young marrieds moving into their first home.

married

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. usually plural a married person (esp in the phrase young marrieds )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ۾· adverb
  • ܲ·۾ adjective noun
  • ɱ-۾ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of married1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; marry 1, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Instead, on that trip, Ms Giuffre met a man named Robert whom she fell in love with and married 10 days later.

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Ossai met his British wife in Kenya and married her in Nigeria in 2017 – but he had never been to the UK.

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Over five seasons of "You," Joe Goldberg has killed scores of people and engaged in deep relationships with six women, two of whom he married.

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And he’s been Joe Goldberg — again — but as a married man, a father and a budding philanthropist.

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Fortunately Minnie married well enough that when her daughter needed help, she could provide it.

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