# remarry

/ɹiˈmɛɹi/ (US) · /ɹɪmˈæɹi/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/remarry
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

to marry again after a marriage ends. You use this when someone divorces or loses a partner and later marries a new person.

For teachers: to enter into marriage again following divorce, annulment, or the death of a spouse. Applies to marriage with a new partner or, less commonly, reunion with a former spouse.

## Examples

- She decides to remarry after her divorce.
- After his first marriage ended, he waited five years before he chose to remarry.
- Having rebuilt her life after widowhood, she chose to remarry in a quiet ceremony that honoured both past grief and new hope.

## Usage notes

- Often used intransitively; takes a direct object when naming the new spouse.

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