english
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adj.
wedded:
She was a married woman.
Simple Definitions
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married
verbs
be married
• She’s married now, and living in London.
get married
(= to have a wedding )
• Did you know that they are going to get married?
stay married
• I cannot stay married to a man I do not love.
be married with children
(= to be married and have children )
• Kevin is married with four children.
adverbs
happily married
(= in a happy relationship with your husband or wife )
• I have been happily married for nine years.
unhappily married
(= not in a happy relationship with your husband or wife )
• They were behaving like an unhappily married old couple.
newly/recently married
(= married not long ago )
• The newly married couple arrived at their hotel.
nouns
a married man/woman
• By 1957 a third of married women were working.
a married couple
• Most of their friends are married couples.
married life
• Throughout her married life, her husband’s interests had come first.
sb’s married name
(= a woman’s last name, when she has changed it to her husband’s name )
• She gave them Pat’s married name and address.
married quarters
(= where soldiers live with their wives )
• Can a soldier’s wife continue to live in married quarters if her husband leaves her?
transnet.ir
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married
having a husband or wife:
• How long have you been married? • a married couple
single
not married:
• Chris is 45 and still single. • single mothers
engaged
having formally agreed to marry someone in the future:
• Jane and Pete have just got engaged . • engaged couples
live together
to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married:
• More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
separated
no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage:
• I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
divorced
no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage:
• My parents got divorced when I was 10. • divorced men
widowed
no longer married because your husband or wife has died:
• He’s a widowed father of two.
husband/wife etc
husband/wife
the man/woman you are married to:
• My wife’s a teacher.
partner
the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples:
• He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son.
fiancé/fiancée
the man/woman you are engaged to:
• He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July.
divorcee
a woman who is divorced:
• The Prince announced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
widow/widower
a woman or man whose husband or wife has died:
• Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former President
spouse
formal your spouse is your husband or wife:
• The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel.
estranged wife/husband
formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymore:
• She is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.
someone who is not married
bachelor
a man who has never been married:
• He’s a confirmed bachelor (= a man who has decided he will never marry ) .
spinster
old-fashioned a woman who has never been married and is no longer young:
• The house was owned by an elderly spinster.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj. VERBS be, feel I wouldn't have felt properly married if it hadn't been a church wedding. | get When did you get married? | remain ADV. newly, recently The newly married couple left for their honeymoon in Spain. | previously | happily | unhappily | lawfully, legally | properly, safely, truly PREP. to She's married to an actor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary