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married up

married up is the simple past and past participle of marry up.

Meaning of marry up

Verb

marry up (third-person singular simple present marries up, present participle marrying up, simple past and past participle married up)

  1. (transitive) To join together.
  2. (intransitive) To tally or correspond; to match up.
  3. (intransitive) To marry someone of a higher social class.
    • But as Meghan and Marin know, whether you married up or tried to have some downtime, if you’re a woman trying to live her life, the world will find a way to make you pay.2022 August 27, Bidisha Mamata, “Tinder is 10 but after a dip in the dating app pool I’m staying resolutely single”, in The Observer

Questions about married up

What is married up the simple past and past participle of?
Married up is the simple past and past participle of marry up.

Words near married up in the dictionary

  1. married sector
  2. married sectors
  3. married the gunner's daughter
  4. married the ketchup
  5. married the ketchups
  6. married up
  7. marriedly
  8. marriedness
  9. marrieds
  10. marriedst
  11. marrier

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