# married

Pronunciation: US say "MAIR-eed" /ˈmɛɹ.id/; UK say "MA-rid" /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/

## Adjective

1. Living in a state of marriage, having a husband or a wife.
   - Simple: Joined to another person as a husband or wife.
   - _She got married last summer in a small garden ceremony._
   - _Married couples filing jointly may qualify for tax benefits._
3. Relating to marriage or to the part of a person's life spent as someone's husband or wife.
   - Simple: Having to do with marriage, or with the time when someone has a husband or wife.
   - _In the first years of their married life, the couple rented a tiny apartment above a bakery._
   - _She signs her paintings with her maiden name but uses her married name at work._
4. Strongly committed or devoted to something, with an attachment of the kind usually reserved for a spouse.
   - Simple: Strongly committed to something, as if it were your husband or wife.
   - _The senator is married to an outdated ideology and will not compromise._
   - _After thirty years in research, she remains married to the belief that patience beats shortcuts._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of marry. — simple past and past participle of marry
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of marry. Use it for the past, or after has, had, or a form of be.
   - _The couple married after a long engagement._
   - _He has married into a large farming family._

## Noun

5. A person who is in a state of marriage.
   - Simple: A person who has a husband or wife.
   - _The survey found that marrieds and singles spend their weekends in very different ways._
   - _The workshop offered financial advice aimed at young marrieds._

## Origin

It comes from the Middle English "maried," the past participle of "marien" ("to marry"), essentially "marry" plus the ending "-ed."

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