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PRONUNCIATION OF MARRY OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARRY OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marry off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb marry off in English.

WHAT DOES MARRY OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of marry off in the English dictionary

The definition of marry off in the dictionary is to find a husband or wife for.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MARRY OFF

PRESENT

Present
I marry off
you marry off
he/she/it marries off
we marry off
you marry off
they marry off
Present continuous
I am marrying off
you are marrying off
he/she/it is marrying off
we are marrying off
you are marrying off
they are marrying off
Present perfect
I have married off
you have married off
he/she/it has married off
we have married off
you have married off
they have married off
Present perfect continuous
I have been marrying off
you have been marrying off
he/she/it has been marrying off
we have been marrying off
you have been marrying off
they have been marrying off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I married off
you married off
he/she/it married off
we married off
you married off
they married off
Past continuous
I was marrying off
you were marrying off
he/she/it was marrying off
we were marrying off
you were marrying off
they were marrying off
Past perfect
I had married off
you had married off
he/she/it had married off
we had married off
you had married off
they had married off
Past perfect continuous
I had been marrying off
you had been marrying off
he/she/it had been marrying off
we had been marrying off
you had been marrying off
they had been marrying off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will marry off
you will marry off
he/she/it will marry off
we will marry off
you will marry off
they will marry off
Future continuous
I will be marrying off
you will be marrying off
he/she/it will be marrying off
we will be marrying off
you will be marrying off
they will be marrying off
Future perfect
I will have married off
you will have married off
he/she/it will have married off
we will have married off
you will have married off
they will have married off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been marrying off
you will have been marrying off
he/she/it will have been marrying off
we will have been marrying off
you will have been marrying off
they will have been marrying off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would marry off
you would marry off
he/she/it would marry off
we would marry off
you would marry off
they would marry off
Conditional continuous
I would be marrying off
you would be marrying off
he/she/it would be marrying off
we would be marrying off
you would be marrying off
they would be marrying off
Conditional perfect
I would have marry off
you would have marry off
he/she/it would have marry off
we would have marry off
you would have marry off
they would have marry off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been marrying off
you would have been marrying off
he/she/it would have been marrying off
we would have been marrying off
you would have been marrying off
they would have been marrying off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you marry off
we let´s marry off
you marry off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to marry off
Past participle
married off
Present Participle
marrying off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARRY OFF

marrier
marries
Marriner
marring
marron
marrow
marrow bone
marrow fat
marrow pea
marrow squash
marrowbone
marrowbones
marrowfat pea
marrowish
marrowless
marrowsky
marrowy
marry
marry into
marry up

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARRY OFF

badly off
better off
buy off
carry off
comfortably off
cry off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
lay off
on and off
pay off
play off
set off
show off
take off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of marry off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «marry off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARRY OFF

Find out the translation of marry off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marry off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marry off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嫁出去
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casar a
570 millions of speakers

English

marry off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تزويج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замуж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধ বিবাহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkahwin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

an den Mann bringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嫁がせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결혼을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omah-omah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருமணம் செய்து கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद लग्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evlenmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maritare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

za mąż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заміж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căsători off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παντρέψει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trou af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gifta bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gifte bort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marry off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRY OFF»

The term «marry off» is normally little used and occupies the 114.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRY OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «marry off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «marry off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marry off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARRY OFF»

Discover the use of marry off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marry off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Marry a Highlander
With seven troublesome half sisters to marry off, Duncan, the Earl of Eads, has one problem: he's broke.
Katharine Ashe, 2013
2
The Islamic Family Structure
Ali, the son of Isbat wrote a letter to Imam Javad (Pbuh) and stated that he had not been able to find people that match him in faith and morality to marry off his daughters to. The Imam responded by writing: "I realized what you wrote regarding ...
Ḥusayn Anṣāriyān, 2000
3
Introduction to Jewish law of the second Commonwealth. 2 (1978)
In such cases, marriage and consummation would be postponed until the bride reached puberty; it was held proper to marry off a minor daughter with her consent and not against her will. However, these rules were not applicable to a minor ...
Zeʼev Wîlhelm Falq, 1972
4
Vanity Economics: An Economic Exploration of Sex, Marriage ...
Let us denote the three families that have a son to marry off as A1, A2 and A3, and the two families that have a daughter to marry off as B1 and B2. Suppose that , at the beginning, A1 proposes to B1 and A2 proposes to B2 without any dowry or ...
C. Simon Fan, 2014
5
Adolescents' Reproductive Health in Rural Bangladesh: The ...
Because of this experience I shall not marry off my daughter until she is 18 years old. A mother may be weak during delivery because of her young age. Mother and child may die. I expect that my daughter will not face any delivery problems if  ...
Aukje Mellinda Bosch, 2005
6
Jewish Questions: Responsa on Sephardic Life in the Early ...
Parents of boys sought to marry off their young men to girls from families that could help him succeed in business with either material support or connections. Parents of girls sought to marry off their young women to boys who showed promise ...
Matt Goldish, 2008
7
Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law
But it is only the father who has this right.15 No other relative has the right to marry off a minor if the father is dead. A more distant relative can marry her off when she has reached adult age, but she must then give her consent, at least in the ...
Knut S. Vikør, 2005
8
The Death of Tarelkin and Other Plays: The Trilogy of ...
I'm afraid, my dear Sir, that these days you can't marry off a girl without expenses. MUROMSKY: Aha! . . . Did you ever hear such nonsense: you can't marry off a girl without expenses! That's your idea! When they know that the girl is modest, ...
Александр Сухово-Кобылин, Harold B. Segel, 1995
9
Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen: An exploration of mathematical ...
In this case, marry off one suitable pair, leaving us with n — 1 girls, and it is still the case that any k of them (1 5 k 5 n — 1) is suited to at least k boys. We can then marry off the remaining n — 1 girls by induction. The alternative is that the ...
Peter M Higgins, 2007
10
The Ordeals of Isaac and Jacob
... the tribes of Israel that descended from her.220 As a father and head of household, Laban was faced by a significant family problem: he had two daughters that he needed to marry off, and local custom required that the eldest be married first.
Martin Sicker, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARRY OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marry off is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Canada contributes $20 million to end forced child marriage around …
It is cheaper to marry off younger girls than it is older girls. Many fathers don't want their young girls to marry but they feel they have little choice, ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
2
UAE: Malayalam radio unites Indian maid with family : Kerala, News …
She had to sell everything that she had earned including her house to marry off her three daughters and is now about to fulfill her dream of ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Philip Who? A Gallery of Mystery Bones - LiveScience
In the succession crisis that followed Alexander the Great's death, Cynane was determined to marry off her daughter to the new king, Philip III. «Live Science, Jul 15»
4
Weinberg wearing director's hat for upcoming CVFT musical - Eden …
Her plan to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law to ensure the success of her own marriage backfires when the brothers, in their ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
5
'Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age' at Unexpected Stage …
Still, very few adult children are desperate to marry off their parents who are in nursing homes. Nor do residents, as here, carry knives and kill ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
6
Child marriage is a game changer: Christine Hunter
If we end up with a law permitting parents to marry off their daughters early, what message does that give out? That it is okay, sometimes? «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
7
Karen Bradley: 'All communities in the UK need to know forced …
... the family and this is a way to deal with the possibility of homosexuality or some sort of weird idea that if we marry off this person with learning ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Tyga Thinking Of Wedding Bells with Kylie Jenner; Asks Caitlyn …
Do you think the "I Am Cait" transgender activist, Caitlyn Jenner, will give him the blessing to marry off her youngest daughter? Post your ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»
9
Polygamy Inc: how Global Ikhwan is becoming a lifestyle choice for …
Her desire to be accepted by the company was such that she tried to marry off her daughter, who “is OK with polygamy”, to one of the members. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
10
Man convicted for trying to marry off his 12 year-old daughter
An Australian man has been arrested and convicted for arranging a marriage between his 12 year-old daughter and a 26 year-old man. «Patheos, Jul 15»

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