Match and Marry

Match

Match verb - To give in marriage.
Usage example: they were happy to match their daughter to a man from a good family

Marry is a synonym for match in action topic. In some cases you can use "Marry" instead a verb "Match", when it comes to topics like pair, combine.

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Marry

Marry verb - To perform the ceremony of marriage for.
Usage example: they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

Match is a synonym for marry in action topic. You can use "Match" instead a verb "Marry", if it concerns topics such as unite.

Nearby Words: marriage, married, marrying

Common collocations

character match character marry character
time match time marry time
characters match characters marry characters
father match father marry father
Other words: times.
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