marry
/ˈmæri/verb
उच्चारण मैरी
विवाह करना; मिलाना
Basic word
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[I, T]
to become the husband or wife of somebody; to perform a ceremony in which two people become husband and wife; to combine two different things, ideas
विवाह करना; मिलाना
- She married her classmate.
- to marry tradition and technology
- He plans to marry next spring.
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- They married in a simple ceremony at home.
- She wants to marry someone who loves books.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
marry + person (transitive)
Marry takes a direct object without any preposition. You marry someone; you do not marry with or to someone.
Marry के बाद सीधे object आता है, preposition नहीं। आप किसी से 'marry' करते हैं, 'marry with/to' नहीं।
- Radhika married an engineer.
- He wants to marry his childhood friend.
marry (intransitive): get married
Marry can also be used without an object to mean get married, often with when, young or late.
Marry बिना object के भी 'विवाह करना' अर्थ में आता है, प्रायः when, young या late के साथ।
- She married young.
- They plan to marry next spring.
marry off / marry into
Marry off means to find a husband or wife for a son or daughter. Marry into means to join a family or class by marriage.
Marry off का अर्थ बेटे-बेटी के लिए जीवनसाथी ढूँढकर विवाह करना है। Marry into का अर्थ विवाह द्वारा किसी परिवार या वर्ग में शामिल होना है।
- They married off their daughter last winter.
- She married into a business family.
be married / get married (passive form)
The passive is used when the focus is on the couple or the ceremony.
जब ध्यान जोड़े या समारोह पर हो, तब passive प्रयोग होता है।
- They were married in a temple.
- The couple will be married next week.
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adverb + marry
younglatehappilysecretlyquickly
- They secretly married and told no one.
Marry के साथ adverbs।
marry + person
a doctorher cousina strangerthe love of his lifea foreigner
- She decided to marry the love of her life.
Marry के साथ व्यक्ति।
marry + for
lovemoneysecuritystatusconvenience
- Some people marry for money, others for love.
विवाह का कारण।
phrasal / idioms
marry offmarry intomarry upmarry the two ideas
- The designer married tradition with modern style.
Marry वाले phrases।
“More examples 5
- Radhika's cousin will marry in December.
राधिका की चचेरी बहन दिसंबर में विवाह करेगी।
- The priest married the couple at sunrise.
पुरोहित ने सूर्योदय के समय जोड़े का विवाह कराया।
- He married his neighbour's daughter.
उसने अपने पड़ोसी की बेटी से विवाह किया।
- The architect married old stone walls with glass windows.
वास्तुकार ने पुरानी पत्थर की दीवारों को काँच की खिड़कियों से मिला दिया।
- Will you marry me?
क्या तुम मुझसे विवाह करोगी?
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✗ She married with a lawyer.
✓ She married a lawyer.
Marry is transitive and takes no preposition.
Marry सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ He is going to marry to Radhika.
✓ He is going to marry Radhika.
No preposition follows marry; to is not used here.
Marry के बाद preposition नहीं आता; यहाँ 'to' गलत है।
✗ They got marry last year.
✓ They got married last year.
Get is followed by the past participle married.
Get के बाद past participle 'married' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe joining or uniting, but they differ in contexts.
ये verbs जुड़ने या मिलने को बताते हैं, पर प्रयोग के संदर्भ अलग हैं।
The general verb for becoming husband and wife.
पति-पत्नी बनने के लिए सामान्य verb।
- They will marry in May.
Formal and literary; common in newspaper headlines.
औपचारिक और साहित्यिक; समाचार शीर्षकों में आम।
- The cricketer will wed an actress.
To bring together as one; used for people, groups and ideas.
एक करना; लोगों, समूहों और विचारों के लिए।
- The festival united the villagers.
?Which word?
Keep the marriage words: marriage, wedding, matrimony, spouse, bride, bridegroom, honeymoon.
विवाह के शब्द याद रखिए: marriage, wedding, matrimony, spouse, bride, bridegroom, honeymoon।
§Grammar and usage
Marry sb (no preposition: 'She married Raj', not 'married with Raj'); be or get married to sb ('She is married to Raj').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: marry sb (बिना preposition: 'She married Raj', 'married with Raj' नहीं); be या get married to sb ('She is married to Raj')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Marry in haste, repent at leisure (if you marry quickly, you may regret it later), tie the knot (get married).
Idioms: marry in haste, repent at leisure (जल्दबाज़ी में विवाह करो तो बाद में पछताना पड़ सकता है), tie the knot (विवाह करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The legal age of marriage in India is 21 for men and 18 for women (the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006); the Special Marriage Act, 1954 allows marriage between people of different religions.
भारत में विवाह की कानूनी आयु पुरुषों के लिए 21 और स्त्रियों के लिए 18 है (बाल विवाह निषेध अधिनियम, 2006); विशेष विवाह अधिनियम, 1954 भिन्न धर्मों के लोगों के बीच विवाह की अनुमति देता है।