marry
BrE /ˈmær.i/ AmE /ˈmær.i/
verb en → es
past married pp married ing marrying
to become husband or wife to someone in a marriage ceremony
casarse con, contraer matrimonio con
- marry somebody
Collocations marry for love · marry in a church
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She married her high school sweetheart.
Se casó con su novio de la escuela secundaria.
to be legally joined to someone as husband or wife
estar casado/a con, ser marido de, ser esposa de
- be married
Collocations be happily married · be married for many years
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They have been married for ten years.
Han estado casados durante diez años.
to perform a marriage ceremony as a priest, minister, or other official person
celebrar el matrimonio de, casar a alguien
- marry somebody
Collocations marry a couple in church · marry someone at city hall
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The priest will marry them next week.
El sacerdote los casará la próxima semana.
to enter into a marriage contract with someone, especially in business or legal contexts
contratar matrimonio con, unirse en matrimonio por conveniencia
- marry somebody
Collocations marry for business reasons · marry someone to secure an inheritance
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He married her to gain control of her company.
Se casó con ella para obtener el control de su empresa.
the state or condition of being married to someone
matrimonio, estado civil casado/a
- be in a marriage
Collocations a happy marriage · end a marriage
Phrasal verbs
casar, dar en matrimonio
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She married her daughter off to a wealthy businessman.
Casó a su hija con un hombre de negocios rico.
unirse por matrimonio a la familia de
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He married into a wealthy family.
Se unió por matrimonio a una familia rica.
fusionar, unir en matrimonio (empresas)
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The company married up with a competitor.
La empresa se fusionó con una competidora.
Idioms
unirse por matrimonio a algo
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She married into the royal family.
Se unió por matrimonio a la familia real.
casarse por dinero
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She married for money, not love.
Se casó por dinero, no por amor.
casarse con una fortuna
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He married into a fortune.
Se casó con una fortuna.