Phrase guide

get married

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become married (to someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • After a five-year engagement he finally decided to get married to Ash.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To become married (to each other).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, reciprocal

Examples

  • After a five-year engagement they finally decided to get married.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

take in marriage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marry, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unite, unify

Narrower terms: inmarry, mismarry, wive, intermarry, remarry

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

126 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَزَوَّجَ (tazawwaja) — become married to someone
  • Aromanian: mi-curun — become married to someone
  • Aromanian: mi nsor — become married to someone
  • Aromanian: mi-mãrit — become married to someone
  • Azerbaijani: evlənmək — become married to someone
  • Azerbaijani: getmək — become married to someone
  • Azerbaijani: ərə getmək — become married to someone
  • Azerbaijani: köçmək — become married to someone
  • Azerbaijani: almaq — become married to someone
  • Belarusian: жані́цца (žanícca) — become married to someone
  • Belarusian: ажані́цца (ažanícca) — become married to someone
  • Belarusian: выхо́дзіць за́муж (vyxódzicʹ zámuž) — become married to someone
  • Belarusian: вы́йсці за́муж (výjsci zámuž) — become married to someone
  • Bulgarian: оже́нвам се (ožénvam se) — become married to someone
  • Bulgarian: оже́ня се (ožénja se) — become married to someone
  • Catalan: casar-se — become married to someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結婚 /结婚 (jiéhūn) — become married to someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嫁 (jià) — become married to someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 成家 (chéngjiā) — become married to someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 娶 (qǔ) — become married to someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 做妻子 (zuò qīzi) — become married to someone
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ulola — become married to someone
  • Czech: brát si — become married to someone
  • Czech: vzít si — become married to someone
  • Czech: ženit se — become married to someone
  • Czech: oženit se — become married to someone
  • Czech: vdávat se — become married to someone
  • Czech: vdát se — become married to someone
  • Danish: gifte sig — become married to someone
  • Esperanto: edziĝi — become married to someone
  • Esperanto: edziniĝi — become married to someone
  • Finnish: mennä naimisiin — become married to someone
  • Finnish: avioitua — become married to someone
  • French: se marier — become married to someone
  • German: sich verheiraten — become married to someone
  • German: heiraten — become married to someone
  • Greek: παντρεύομαι (pantrévomai) — become married to someone
  • Hungarian: megházasodik — become married to someone
  • Hungarian: összeházasodik — become married to someone
  • Hungarian: megnősül — become married to someone
  • Hungarian: feleségül vesz — become married to someone
  • Hungarian: férjhez megy — become married to someone
  • Indonesian: menikah — become married to someone
  • Ingrian: naija — become married to someone
  • Ingrian: männä meehelle — become married to someone
  • Interlingua: maritar se — become married to someone
  • Italian: sposarsi — become married to someone
  • Italian: accasarsi — become married to someone
  • Italian: mettere su famiglia — become married to someone
  • Japanese: 結婚する (kekkon suru) — become married to someone
  • Korean: 결혼하다 (gyeolhonhada) — become married to someone
  • Korean: 장가가다 (janggagada) — become married to someone
  • Korean: 시집가다 (sijipgada) — become married to someone
  • Latin: marītor — become married to someone
  • Latvian: precēties — become married to someone
  • Latvian: iet pie altāra — become married to someone
  • Mongolian: гэрлэх (gerlex) — become married to someone
  • Mongolian: хуримлах (xurimlax) — become married to someone
  • Mongolian: ᢉᠡᠷᠯᠡᠬᠦ — become married to someone
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠷᠢᠮᠯᠠᠬᠤ (qurimlaqu) — become married to someone
  • Polish: brać ślub — become married to someone
  • Polish: wziąć ślub — become married to someone
  • Polish: żenić się — become married to someone
  • Polish: ożenić się — become married to someone
  • Polish: wychodzić za mąż — become married to someone
  • Polish: wyjść za mąż — become married to someone
  • Portuguese: casar com — become married to someone
  • Portuguese: casar-se com — become married to someone
  • Serbo-Croatian: udavati se — become married to someone
  • Serbo-Croatian: udati se — become married to someone
  • Serbo-Croatian: ženiti se — become married to someone
  • Serbo-Croatian: oženiti se — become married to someone
  • Romanian: a se căsători — become married to someone
  • Romanian: a se cununa — become married to someone
  • Romanian: a se însura — become married to someone
  • Romanian: a se mărita — become married to someone
  • Russian: жени́ться (ženítʹsja) — become married to someone
  • Russian: выходи́ть за́муж (vyxodítʹ zámuž) — become married to someone
  • Russian: вы́йти за́муж (výjti zámuž) — become married to someone
  • Serbo-Croatian: udavati se — become married to someone
  • Spanish: casarse — become married to someone
  • Swedish: gifta sig — become married to someone
  • Turkish: evlenmek — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: жени́тися (ženýtysja) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: пожени́тися (poženýtysja) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: вихо́дити за́між (vyxódyty zámiž) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: ви́йти за́між (výjty zámiž) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: бра́ти шлюб (bráty šljub) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: одру́жуватися (odrúžuvatysja) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: одружи́тися (odružýtysja) — become married to someone
  • Ukrainian: побра́тися (pobrátysja) — become married to someone
  • Vietnamese: kết hôn — become married to someone
  • Vietnamese: cưới — become married to someone
  • Volapük: matikön — become married to someone
  • Welsh: priodi — become married to someone
  • Yiddish: חתונה האָבן (khasene hobn) — become married to someone
  • Arabic: تَزَوَّجَ (tazawwaja) — become married to each other
  • Azerbaijani: evlənmək — become married to each other
  • Azerbaijani: ailə qurmaq — become married to each other
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結婚 /结婚 (jiéhūn) — become married to each other
  • Czech: brát se — become married to each other
  • Czech: vzít se — become married to each other
  • Danish: giftes — become married to each other
  • Danish: blive gift — become married to each other
  • Esperanto: geedziĝi — become married to each other
  • Finnish: mennä naimisiin — become married to each other
  • Finnish: avioitua — become married to each other
  • French: se marier — become married to each other
  • German: sich verheiraten — become married to each other
  • Greek: παντρεύομαι (pantrévomai) — become married to each other
  • Hungarian: megházasodik — become married to each other
  • Ingrian: vencäissä — become married to each other
  • Italian: sposarsi — become married to each other
  • Japanese: 結婚する (kekkon suru) — become married to each other
  • Korean: 결혼하다 (gyeolhonhada) — become married to each other
  • Polish: pobierać się — become married to each other
  • Polish: pobrać się — become married to each other
  • Portuguese: casar-se — become married to each other
  • Portuguese: casar — become married to each other
  • Russian: жени́ться (ženítʹsja) — become married to each other
  • Russian: пожени́ться (poženítʹsja) — become married to each other
  • Serbo-Croatian: venčati se — become married to each other
  • Swedish: gifta sig — become married to each other
  • Turkish: evlenmek — become married to each other
  • Ukrainian: одружи́тися (odružýtysja) — become married to each other
  • Welsh: priodi — become married to each other