marry
v.v. to become the husband or wife of someone in a legal or religious ceremony. You can also use it when a priest or official performs the ceremony for two people.
v. to join in marriage; to enter into a legal or formal union with a partner. Transitive when referring to the spouse or the official performing the ceremony; also used intransitively to describe the act of entering the state of matrimony.
They plan to marry next summer in a small church.
After dating for five years, they decided to marry in a private ceremony attended only by their immediate family.
The priest who agreed to marry the couple had been a close friend of the bride's family for several decades, adding a personal touch to the liturgy.
From Middle English marien, from Anglo-Norman marïer, from Latin marītāre (“to wed”), from marītus (“husband, suitor”), from mās (“man, male”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méryos (“young man”), same source as Sanskrit मर्य (márya, “suitor, young man”). Compare its feminine derivatives: Welsh morwyn (“girl”), merch (“daughter”), Crimean Gothic marzus (“wedding”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy; girl”), Lithuanian marti̇̀ (“bride”), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “yeoman”).) Displaced native Old English hīwian.
From Middle English Marie, referring to Mary, the Virgin Mary. Mid-14th century.
The verb is transitive and does not take a preposition before the object. When used in the passive voice ('to be married'), it often takes the preposition 'to'.
She married with a doctorShe married a doctorThe verb 'marry' is transitive and takes a direct object; learners often incorrectly add the preposition 'with' by translating from their native language.