Why would you marry a woman if you like men?
Source: tatoeba (1835)
Marry
//ˈmæɹ.ɪ//
Synonyms for "marry" (149 found)
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Strong matches (45)
Related words (74)
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120 entriesShowing 16 of 120 words.
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9 entriesTranslations
392 translations across 111 languages.
Albanian
3 entries- marr verb (to take a husband or wife)
- martohem verb (to take a husband or wife)
- martoj verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- γαμέομαι verb (to take a husband or wife)
- γαμέω verb (to take a husband or wife)
Arabic
4 entries- تَزَوَّجَ verb (to take a husband or wife)
- تَزَوَّجَ verb (to be joined in marriage)
- تَزَوَّجَ verb (to take for husband or wife)
- زَوَّجَ verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Armenian
4 entries- ամուսնանալ verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ամուսնանալ verb (to be joined in marriage)
- ամուսնացնել verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- ամուսնացնել verb (to unite in wedlock)
Aromanian
4 entries- mi-mãrit verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mi-ncurun verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mi-nsor verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mi-ãnsor verb (to take a husband or wife)
Assamese
1 entries- বিয়া কৰা verb (to take a husband or wife)
Atong (India)
1 entries- khym verb (to take a husband or wife)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- evlənmək verb (to take a husband or wife)
Bangi
1 entries- bala verb (to take a husband or wife)
Belarusian
4 entries- ажані́цца verb (to take a husband or wife)
- вы́йсці за́муж verb (to take a husband or wife)
- выхо́дзіць за́муж verb (to take a husband or wife)
- жані́цца verb (to take a husband or wife)
Bengali
3 entries- বিবাহ করা verb (to take a husband or wife)
- মিলন করা verb (to take a husband or wife)
- শাদি করা verb (to take a husband or wife)
Bulgarian
3 entries- бракосъчетавам verb (to unite in wedlock)
- оже́нвам се verb (to take a husband or wife)
- оже́ня се verb (to take a husband or wife)
Burmese
3 entries- စုံဖက် verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ထိမ်းမြား verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ပေါင်း verb (to take a husband or wife)
Catalan
4 entries- casar verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- casar verb (to unite in wedlock)
- casar-se verb (to take a husband or wife)
- casar-se verb (to be joined in marriage)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- داخوازی verb (to take for husband or wife)
- داخوازی verb (to unite in wedlock)
Chechen
2 entries- зуд ял яр verb (to take a husband or wife)
- маре яхар verb (to take a husband or wife)
Chinese
2 entries- чү verb (to take a husband or wife)
- җехун verb (to take a husband or wife)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 娶 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 嫁 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 結婚 /结婚 verb (to take a husband or wife)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 做妻子 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 娶 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 嫁 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 結婚 /结婚 verb (to take a husband or wife)
Czech
4 entries- brát si verb (to be joined in marriage)
- provdat verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- vdát se verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ženit se verb (to take a husband or wife)
Danish
1 entries- gifte sig verb (to take a husband or wife)
Dutch
4 entries- huwen verb (to take a husband or wife)
- huwen verb (to be joined in marriage)
- huwen verb (to unite in wedlock)
- in de echt verbinden verb (to unite in wedlock)
Elfdalian
1 entries- djipt sig verb (to take a husband or wife)
Esperanto
2 entries- edziĝi verb (to be joined in marriage)
- geedziĝi verb (to be joined in marriage)
Estonian
1 entries- abielluma verb (to take a husband or wife)
Faroese
1 entries- gifta seg verb (to take a husband or wife)
Finnish
4 entries- avioitua verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mennä naimisiin verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mennä naimisiin verb (to be joined in marriage)
- mennä naimisiin jonkun kanssa verb (to take for husband or wife)
French
4 entries- accorder en mariage verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- accorder la main verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- accorder pour épouse verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- donner en mariage verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Friulian
4 entries- maridâ verb (to take for husband or wife)
- sposâ verb (to take for husband or wife)
- vuadiâ verb (to take for husband or wife)
- čholi verb (to take for husband or wife)
Galician
4 entries- casar verb (to take a husband or wife)
- casar verb (to be joined in marriage)
- casar verb (to take for husband or wife)
- casar verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Georgian
4 entries- გაათხოვებს verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- გათხოვდება verb (to take for husband or wife)
- დაქორწინდება verb (to take a husband or wife)
- დაქორწინდება verb (to be joined in marriage)
German
4 entries- heiraten verb (to take a husband or wife)
- heiraten verb (to be joined in marriage)
- heiraten verb (to take for husband or wife)
- in die Ehe geben verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 verb (to take a husband or wife)
Greek
4 entries- παντρεύομαι verb (to take a husband or wife)
- παντρεύομαι verb (to be joined in marriage)
- παντρεύομαι verb (to take for husband or wife)
- παντρεύω verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Greenlandic
3 entries- aappanippoq verb (to take a husband or wife)
- nuliarpoq verb (to take a husband or wife)
- uinippoq verb (to take a husband or wife)
Haitian Creole
2 entries- fè maryaj verb (to unite in wedlock)
- marye verb (to take a husband or wife)
Hawaiian
1 entries- male verb (to take a husband or wife)
Hebrew
4 entries- הִשִֹּיא verb (to unite in wedlock)
- הִתְחַתֵּן verb (to take a husband or wife)
- חיתן verb (to unite in wedlock)
- נִשָּׂא verb (to take a husband or wife)
Hindi
3 entries- ब्याहना verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ब्याहना verb (to take for husband or wife)
- शादी करना verb (to take a husband or wife)
Hungarian
4 entries- feleségül vesz verb (to take for husband or wife)
- férjhez megy verb (to take a husband or wife)
- férjhez megy verb (to take for husband or wife)
- megházasodik verb (to take a husband or wife)
Icelandic
4 entries- gefa saman verb (to unite in wedlock)
- gifta verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- gifta verb (to unite in wedlock)
- giftast verb (to take a husband or wife)
Ido
2 entries- mariajar verb (to unite in wedlock)
- mariajar su verb (to take a husband or wife)
Indonesian
4 entries- mengawinkan verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- menikah verb (to take a husband or wife)
- menikahi verb (to take for husband or wife)
- menikahkan verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- اِزْدِواج کَرْدَن verb (to take a husband or wife)
- شُوْهَر کَرْدَن verb (to take a husband or wife)
- عَروسی کَرْدَن verb (to take a husband or wife)
Irish
3 entries- pós verb (to take a husband or wife)
- pós verb (to be joined in marriage)
- pós verb (to take for husband or wife)
Istriot
1 entries- maridà verb (to take a husband or wife)
Istro-Romanian
1 entries- maritå verb (to take a husband or wife)
Italian
4 entries- accasare verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- dare in matrimonio verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- maritare verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- sposare verb (to take a husband or wife)
Japanese
4 entries- 娶る verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 嫁ぐ verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 結婚する verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 結婚する verb (to be joined in marriage)
Kashmiri
2 entries- خانٛدَر کَرُن verb (to take a husband or wife)
- نیتھٕر کَرُن verb (to take a husband or wife)
Kazakh
4 entries- жұбайласу verb (to be joined in marriage)
- тұрмысқа шығу verb (to take a husband or wife)
- қатын алу verb (to take a husband or wife)
- үйлену verb (to take a husband or wife)
Khmer
2 entries- ការ verb (to take a husband or wife)
- រៀបការ verb (to take a husband or wife)
Korean
4 entries- 결혼하다 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 결혼하다 verb (to be joined in marriage)
- 시집가다 verb (to take a husband or wife)
- 장가가다 verb (to take a husband or wife)
Kristang
1 entries- kaza verb (to take a husband or wife)
Kyrgyz
4 entries- аял алуу verb (to take a husband or wife)
- катын алуу verb (to take a husband or wife)
- турмушка чыгуу verb (to take a husband or wife)
- үйлөнүү verb (to take a husband or wife)
Lao
2 entries- ສົມລົດ verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ແຕ່ງງານ verb (to take a husband or wife)
Latin
4 entries- dūcor virō verb (to be joined in marriage)
- dūcō verb (to take a husband or wife)
- dūcō uxōrem verb (to be joined in marriage)
- marito verb (to take for husband or wife)
Latvian
2 entries- precēt verb (to take a husband or wife)
- precēties verb (to take a husband or wife)
Lingala
1 entries- bála verb (to take a husband or wife)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tuoktis verb (to take a husband or wife)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- bestueden verb (to unite in wedlock)
- sech bestueden verb (to take a husband or wife)
Malagasy
1 entries- manambady verb (to take a husband or wife)
Malay
1 entries- kahwin verb (to take a husband or wife)
Malayalam
1 entries- യോജിപ്പിക്കുക verb (figuratively: to combine)
Maltese
1 entries- iżżewweġ verb (to take a husband or wife)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- ufungia verb (to take for husband or wife)
Middle Irish
1 entries- pósaid verb (to take a husband or wife)
Mongolian
4 entries- гэр бүл болох verb (to take a husband or wife)
- гэрлэх verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ураглах verb (to take a husband or wife)
- эхнэр авах verb (to take a husband or wife)
Māori
4 entries- mārena verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mārena verb (to be joined in marriage)
- mārena verb (to take for husband or wife)
- mārena verb (to unite in wedlock)
Ngazidja Comorian
2 entries- hwumɓiza verb (to unite in wedlock)
- uloza verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Norman
3 entries- mathier verb (to unite in wedlock)
- s'mathier verb (to take a husband or wife)
- s'mathier verb (to be joined in marriage)
North Frisian
3 entries- bradlep maage verb (to take a husband or wife)
- bradlepe verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ham befrei verb (to take a husband or wife)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- gifte seg verb (to take a husband or wife)
Occitan
1 entries- maridar verb (to take a husband or wife)
Old English
4 entries- also ċeorlian verb (to take a husband or wife)
- hīwian verb (to take a husband or wife)
- wīfian verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ġiftian verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اولنمك verb (to take a husband or wife)
Paicî
1 entries- éa verb (to take a husband or wife)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- sikj befrieen verb (to take a husband or wife)
Polish
4 entries- brać ślub verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ożenić się verb (to take a husband or wife)
- pożenić verb (figuratively: to combine)
- wyjść za mąż verb (to take a husband or wife)
Portuguese
4 entries- casar verb (to take a husband or wife)
- casar verb (to be joined in marriage)
- casar verb (to take for husband or wife)
- casar verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Quechua
2 entries- kasaray verb (to take a husband or wife)
- saway verb (to take a husband or wife)
Romanian
4 entries- a se cununa verb (to take a husband or wife)
- a se căsători verb (to take a husband or wife)
- a se mărita verb (to take a husband or wife)
- a se însura verb (to take a husband or wife)
Romansch
1 entries- sa maridar verb (to take a husband or wife)
Russian
4 entries- брать в жёны verb (to take a husband or wife)
- взять в жёны verb (to take a husband or wife)
- вы́дать verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- вы́йти за́муж verb (to take a husband or wife)
Sanskrit
1 entries- ददाति verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Saraiki
1 entries- پَرنِیْجَݨ verb (to take a husband or wife)
Sardinian
4 entries- cogiare verb (to take a husband or wife)
- cogiuare verb (to take a husband or wife)
- cojai verb (to take a husband or wife)
- cojare verb (to take a husband or wife)
Scots
2 entries- mairy verb (to take a husband or wife)
- mairy verb (to be joined in marriage)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- pòs verb (to be joined in marriage)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- oženiti se verb (to take a husband or wife)
- оженити се verb (to take a husband or wife)
Sicilian
1 entries- maritari verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Slovak
2 entries- vydať sa verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ženiť sa verb (to take a husband or wife)
Spanish
4 entries- casar verb (to take a husband or wife)
- casar verb (to unite in wedlock)
- casarse verb (to take a husband or wife)
- casarse verb (to be joined in marriage)
Swahili
3 entries- kufunga ndoa verb (to take a husband or wife)
- kuoa verb (to take for husband or wife)
- kuoza verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Swedish
4 entries- förena verb (figuratively: to combine)
- förena i äktenskap verb (to unite in wedlock)
- gifta verb (to unite in wedlock)
- gifta bort verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Tahitian
1 entries- fa'aipoipo verb (to take a husband or wife)
Tajik
3 entries- зан гирифтан verb (to take a husband or wife)
- издивоҷ кардан verb (to take a husband or wife)
- хонадор шудан verb (to take a husband or wife)
Tamil
4 entries- கட்டிக்கொடு verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- கட்டிக்கொள் verb (to take a husband or wife)
- கட்டிக்கொள் verb (to take for husband or wife)
- பெண்கொடு verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Telugu
3 entries- పెళ్ళాడు verb (to be joined in marriage)
- పెళ్ళి చేయు verb (to unite in wedlock)
- పెళ్ళి చేసుకొను verb (to be joined in marriage)
Thai
2 entries- สมรส verb (to take a husband or wife)
- แต่งงาน verb (to take a husband or wife)
Turkish
4 entries- birleştirmek verb (figuratively: to combine)
- dünya evine girmek verb (to be joined in marriage)
- evlendirmek verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- evlendirmek verb (figuratively: to combine)
Turkmen
1 entries- nikalaşmak verb (to take a husband or wife)
Tày
1 entries- au verb (to take a husband or wife)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бра́ти шлюб verb (to take a husband or wife)
- ви́йти за́між verb (to take a husband or wife)
- вихо́дити за́між verb (to take a husband or wife)
- відда́ти за́між verb (to give away as wife or husband)
Upper Sorbian
2 entries- so wudać verb (to take a husband or wife)
- so ženić verb (to take a husband or wife)
Urdu
1 entries- شادی کَرْنا verb (to take a husband or wife)
Uyghur
2 entries- ئۆيلەنمەك verb (to take a husband or wife)
- تۇرمۇشقا چىقماق verb (to take a husband or wife)
Uzbek
2 entries- turmushga chiqmoq verb (to take a husband or wife)
- uylanmoq verb (to take a husband or wife)
Vietnamese
4 entries- cưới verb (to take a husband or wife)
- cưới verb (to be joined in marriage)
- gả verb (to give away as wife or husband)
- kết hôn verb (to take a husband or wife)
Welsh
1 entries- priodi verb (to take a husband or wife)
Yiddish
1 entries- חתונה האָבן verb (to be joined in marriage)
Sample sentences
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You don't marry someone you can live with — you marry the person whom you cannot live without.
Source: tatoeba (1853)
Unsure of which suitor she wanted to marry, the princess vacillated, saying now one, now the other.
Source: tatoeba (1941)
Whether you like her or not, you can't marry her.
Source: tatoeba (17738)
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