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marry up

marry up verb: to join together.

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

Forms of marry up

third-person singular presentmarries up
present participlemarrying up
past participlemarried up
pastmarried up

Questions about marry up

What does marry up mean?
Marry up means to join together.
What part of speech is marry up?
Marry up is a verb.
What is the past tense of marry up?
The past tense of marry up is married up.

Words near marry up in the dictionary

  1. marry out
  2. marry over the broomstick
  3. marry the gunner's daughter
  4. marry the ketchup
  5. marry the ketchups
  6. marry up
  7. marry-in
  8. marry-ins
  9. marry-muff
  10. marryable
  11. marryage

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