get married

Meaning

This phrase describes the action or process of entering into a marriage. It focuses on the event of the wedding or the transition from being single to being a spouse. It is the most common way to talk about this milestone in daily conversation.

Examples

• They plan to get married next summer in Italy.

  They plan to get married next summer in Italy.

• My parents got married in a small church thirty years ago.

  My parents got married in a small church thirty years ago.

• Are you ever going to get married, or do you prefer being single?

  Are you ever going to get married, or do you prefer being single?

• They decided to get married after dating for five years.

  They decided to get married after dating for five years.

• We got married in a simple registry office ceremony.

  We got married in a simple registry office ceremony.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He married with his high school girlfriend.

  ✓ He got married to his high school girlfriend.

  We use the preposition 'to' (not 'with') after 'get married' or 'married'.

• ✗ They want to marry next year.

  ✓ They want to get married next year.

  While 'marry' is grammatically correct as an intransitive verb, native speakers almost always say 'get married' when talking about the action of having a wedding.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Where did you and your husband ___?

  💡 Have your wedding.

  Show answer

  get married

• They are saving money because they want to ___ in a grand castle.

  💡 Enter into marriage.

  Show answer

  get married