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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Marry \Mar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Married; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Marrying.] [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus
     husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf.
     Maritral.]
     1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony
        of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute
        (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws
        or customs of the place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself.
                                                    --Gay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife,
        or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def.
        4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth
              husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to
              marry.                                --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              M[ae]cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus]
              that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to
              Agrippa, or take away his life.       --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a
           woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these
           uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage
           is said only of the woman.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to
                 declare in writing, that the last king [Charles
                 II.] told him he was never married to his mother.
                                                    --Bp. Lloyd.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing
        relation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I
              am married unto you.                  --Jer. iii.
                                                    14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To marry ropes. (Naut.)
        (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that
            they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
        (b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass
            through a block. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Marry \Mar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Married; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Marrying.] [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus
     husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See Male, and cf.
     Maritral.]
     1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony
        of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute
        (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws
        or customs of the place.
  
              Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself.
                                                    --Gay.
  
     2. To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife,
        or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def.
        4.
  
              A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth
              husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to
              marry.                                --Evelyn.
  
     3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.
  
              M[ae]cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus]
              that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to
              Agrippa, or take away his life.       --Bacon.
  
     4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.
  
     Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a
           woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these
           uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage
           is said only of the woman.
  
                 They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to
                 declare in writing, that the last king [Charles
                 II.] told him he was never married to his mother.
                                                    --Bp. Lloyd.
  
     5. Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing
        relation.
  
              Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I
              am married unto you.                  --Jer. iii.
                                                    14.
  
     To marry ropes. (Naut.)
        (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that
            they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.
        (b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass
            through a block. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  marrying
     n.
     A marriage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en marry nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  marrying
     n.
     A marriage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en marry nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  marrying
     n.
     A marriage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en marry nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  marrying
     n.
     A marriage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en marry nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  marrying
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm m arry ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  marrying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en marry ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb marry)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/
  الزواج

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/ 
  vdávání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/ 
  ženění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/
  Heiraten , Heirat , Vermählung  [geh.] , Eheschließung  [adm.]  [soc.]
     Synonyms: marriage, nuptials
  
   see: shotgun marriage, forced marriage
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/
  freiend
   see: marry sb., married, Marry young and you'll never regret it.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/
  heiratend
   see: marry sb., get married to sb., married, I marry, you marry, he/she marries, we/they marry, you marry, marry up, marry down, marry out
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  marrying /mˈaɹiɪŋ/
  trauend
     Synonym: joining in marriage
  
   see: marry sb., join sb. in marriage, married, joined in marriage
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɛɹiɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     合成

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