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marrying

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/ˈmɛr.i.ɪŋ/ · mar-ry-ing

To join in marriage; to take someone as a spouse.

Meanings

verbformal

To join in marriage; to take someone as a spouse.

شادی کرنا؛ کسی کو شریک حیات بنانا۔

شادی کرنا

shadi karna

Formal: نکاح کرنا

Synonyms

weddingnuptialsunionنکاحازدواجشادی

Antonyms

divorceseparationdissolutionطلاقالگائیمنحلیل

Common Collocations

  • marrying for love
  • marrying someone rich
  • marrying young

Example Sentences

They are marrying in the spring.

وہ بہار میں شادی کر رہے ہیں۔

Woh bahar mein shadi kar rahe hain.

She dreams of marrying her childhood sweetheart.

وہ اپنے بچپن کے پیار سے شادی کرنے کا خواب دیکھتی ہے۔

Woh apne bachpan ke pyar se shadi karne ka khwab dekhti hai.

Marrying him was the best decision of her life.

اس سے شادی کرنا اس کی زندگی کا سب سے اچھا فیصلہ تھا۔

Us se shadi karna us ki zindagi ka sab se acha faisla tha.

Easily Confused With

married:Marrying refers to the act of getting married, while married describes the state of being in a marriage.

Word Family

marriage
nounشادی
merriment
nounخوشی
marital
adjectiveشادی سے متعلقہ

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of the wedding bells that ring when two people are marrying.

A beautiful wedding ceremony with flowers and rings.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت میں کوئی بديعت نہیں، سب کچھ اسی کی یاد کے لیے ہے۔

Mohabbat mein koi badi'at nahin, sab kuch usi ki yaad ke liye hai.

In love, there is no originality; everything is for the memory of that one.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نیک بیوی آدھے دین کی علامت ہے۔

Naik biwi aadha deen ki alamat hai.

A good wife is a sign of half of one's faith.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "merran" — to unite or bring together

First known use: 12th century

The word 'marrying' developed from the Old English term 'merran,' meaning to unite or bring together, and has evolved over centuries to denote the act of entering into a marital union.