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married

The correct spelling is married.

How to pronounce married

/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/
noun

IPA: /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/

Say it like: Mar-ree-d

The correct spelling is married. A married person. For example: "married to one's work."

Usage Examples

married to one's work.

Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry.

His daughter was married some five years ago to a tailor's apprentice.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A married person.

adjective

  1. 1.In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
  2. 2.Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse

verb

  1. 1.To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
  2. 2.(in passive) To be joined to (someone) as spouse according to law or custom.
  3. 3.To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband.
  4. 4.To take as husband or wife.
  5. 5.To unite; to join together into a close union.

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