Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

married

/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: mar-ried
IPA: /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

adj

Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse; strongly committed or attached to something.

verb

simple past and past participle of marry

noun

A married person.

Example Sentences

"Are you married or single?"
"Middle-aged, married fathers make up the bulk of those who have gotten vasectomies, with less than two percent of unmarried men relying on vasectomy for contraception, according to one analysis of data between 2002 and 2015 by the Department of Health and Human Services."
"married to one's work"
"married to an idea"
"Yes, I drafted the business proposal, but I'm not married to it, so it's okay if the board doesn't approve it."
"My mom got married to her childhood sweetheart."

Etymology

From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: maried, marien

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/

Inflected Forms

marryed (alternative) marrieds (plural)

Derived Forms

marriedly marriedness nonmarried

Phrases

are you married get married I'm married married couple married name married sector never-married

Synonyms

autem wed wedded dowried marital matrimonial

Antonyms

single unmarried

Rhymes With

buried varied unmarried remarried ferried harried parried

Questions

How do you pronounce married?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/.
What does married mean?: In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
Where does married come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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