GET MARRIED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does get married mean? 

• GET MARRIED (verb)
  The verb GET MARRIED has 1 sense:

1. take in marriage

  Familiarity information: GET MARRIED used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET MARRIED (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take in marriage

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

conjoin; espouse; get hitched with; get married; hook up with; marry; wed

Hypernyms (to "get married" is one way to...):

unify; unite (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Verb group:

marry; splice; tie; wed (perform a marriage ceremony)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get married"):

inmarry (marry within one's own tribe or group)

mismarry (marry an unsuitable partner)

wive (marry a woman, take a wife)

wive (take (someone) as a wife)

intermarry (marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group)

remarry (marry, not for the first time)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue get married

 Context examples 

We can't get married on masterpieces that won't sell.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

When she comes to know the truth she will, very likely, wish me in Northamptonshire again; for there is a daughter of Mr. Fraser, by a first wife, whom she is wild to get married, and wants Henry to take.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

You are the sign most likely to get married this year, so let’s hope that you are one of the fortunate Cancers who is eager to wed the person of your dreams, the one you love so dearly.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Say, why don't you get married with all this money to burn?

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

During that time, you will choose a big goal to work on—write a book, get married, have a child, buy your first house, move cross country or abroad, start a business, or take on a major role in business, politics, diplomacy, or other field.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I've two sisters, one married, an' the other'll get married soon, I suppose.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Those might include a check for college tuition, to invest in your business, to build a new website, to get married, to have a baby, to pay estimated tax, to put a down payment on a house, or a large deposit on a lease.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

And then, of his own accord, he said he would pay you enough at the start so that we could get married and have a little cottage somewhere.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"What I want to know is when you're going to get married. Also, you find out from your Hermann if he will deign to permit you to accept a wedding present from me."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"Then we'll get married on triolets that will sell," he asserted stoutly, putting his arm around her and drawing a very unresponsive sweetheart toward him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)