Phrase guide

marry off

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَوَّجَ (zawwaja) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Azerbaijani: evləndirmək — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Azerbaijani: köçürmək — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Azerbaijani: ərə vermək — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Belarusian: жані́ць (žanícʹ) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Belarusian: ажані́ць (ažanícʹ) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Belarusian: выдава́ць за́муж (vydavácʹ zámuž) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Belarusian: вы́даць за́муж (výdacʹ zámuž) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 把......嫁出去 (bǎ... jià chūqù) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 把......嫁給...... /把......嫁给...... (bǎ... jià gěi...) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 讓......娶親成家 /让......娶亲成家 (ràng... qǔqīn chéngjia) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Dutch: uithuwelijken — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Finnish: naittaa — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • French: marier — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • German: verheiraten — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • German: freien — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Greek: παντρεύω (pantrévo) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Hawaiian: hoʻomale — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Hungarian: kiházasít — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Hungarian: férjhez ad — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Ingrian: naittaa — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Italian: dare in matrimonio — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Italian: dare in sposa — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Italian: sistemare — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Māori: whakamoe — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Polish: żenić — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Polish: ożenić — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Polish: wydawać za mąż — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Polish: wydać za mąż — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Punjabi: ਵਿਆਹੁਣਾ (viāhuṇā) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Punjabi: وِیاہݨا (viyāhṇā) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Russian: жени́ть (ženítʹ) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Russian: пожени́ть (poženítʹ) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Russian: выдава́ть за́муж (vydavátʹ zámuž) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Russian: вы́дать за́муж (výdatʹ zámuž) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Spanish: casar — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Swedish: gifta bort — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Tamil: கட்டிக்கொடு (kaṭṭikkoṭu) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Turkish: evlendirmek — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Ukrainian: одру́жувати (odrúžuvaty) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Ukrainian: одружи́ти (odružýty) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Ukrainian: жени́ти (ženýty) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Ukrainian: видава́ти за́між (vydaváty zámiž) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Ukrainian: ви́дати за́між (výdaty zámiž) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone
  • Urdu: شادی کَرْوَانا (śādī karvānā) — successfully arrange the marriage of someone