marries
USMAIR-eez/ˈmɛɹ.iz/UK · AUSMA-reez/ˈmæɹ.iz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of marry.
The local priest marries dozens of couples every June.
He marries for love, not for money or status.
Note
The y of marry turns to ie before the -s, the same spelling change seen in carries and hurries. The real interest is who the subject is: she marries (takes a spouse), she marries him (takes him as husband), the priest marries them (performs the ceremony), a father marries his daughter to a neighbor (arranges the match). Used figuratively, things join: the sauce marries well with lemon.
marries is a form of marry
marry, verb: To become someone's husband or wife; to take someone as a spouse, or to get married. Full entry
- Spelling
- marry → marries: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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