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marries off

marries off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of marry off.

Meaning of marry off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.
    • Mark Warshavsky, the composer of the classic "Oifn Pripitchik" wrote the melody now well-known from the conclusion of the wedding festivities, in which the parents marrying off their last child, sit with garlands on their heads, while family and friends dance around them.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 141

Questions about marries off

What is marries off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Marries off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of marry off.

Words near marries off in the dictionary

  1. marriers
  2. marries
  3. marries in
  4. marries into
  5. marries money
  6. marries off
  7. marries out
  8. marries over the broomstick
  9. marries the gunner's daughter
  10. marries the ketchup
  11. marries the ketchups

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