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marrying into

marrying into is the present participle and gerund of marry into.

Meaning of marry into

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To become a part of (a family or its property, heritage, memberships, etc.), by marrying a member of it.
    • I married into money, since my wife was the heir of a large estate.

Questions about marrying into

What is marrying into the present participle and gerund of?
Marrying into is the present participle and gerund of marry into.

Words near marrying into in the dictionary

  1. marryer
  2. marryers
  3. marryin'
  4. marrying
  5. marrying in
  6. marrying into
  7. marrying money
  8. marrying off
  9. marrying out
  10. marrying over the broomstick
  11. marrying the gunner's daughter

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