# marry

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmæɹ.ɪ/ · frequency rank #3,637

## Definitions
1. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
2. To enter into marriage with one another.
3. To take as husband or wife.
4. To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
5. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place.
6. To join or connect. See also marry up.
7. To unite; to join together into a close union.
8. To place (two ropes) alongside each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
9. To join (two ropes) end to end so that both will pass through a block.

## Etymology
From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”). Compare its feminine derivatives: Welsh morwyn (“girl”), merch (“daughter”), Crimean Gothic marzus (“wedding”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy; girl”), Lithuanian marti̇̀ (“bride”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “yeoman”).) Displaced native Old English hīwian.

## Easily confused with
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-may)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-mary)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-mars)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-mart)
- **Marx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marx)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-maru)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marv)
- **Mawr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-mawr)
- **mercy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-mercy)
- **marsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marsh)
- **merry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-merry)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marty)
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marta)
- **Matty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-matty)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-morty)
- **murky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-murky)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-moray)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-marys)
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-maura)
- **myrrh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marry-vs-myrrh)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amrry`, `marryy`, `maryr`, `mmarry`, `mrary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marry