heiraten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hīrāten, which is derived from Middle High German hīrāt (marriage), whence German Heirat (marriage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ˌraːtən/, /ˈhaɪ̯.ra.tən/, , ,
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  • Hyphenation: hei‧ra‧ten

Verb

heiraten (weak, third-person singular present heiratet, past tense heiratete, past participle geheiratet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to marry; to get married
    Synonyms: sich verheiraten, sich verehelichen, (all formal) die/eine Ehe eingehen
  2. (transitive) to marry someone; to take someone as one's spouse
    Synonyms: ehelichen, sich verheiraten mit, sich verehelichen mit, die Ehe eingehen mit, zum Mann nehmen, (all formal) zur Frau nehmen
    Wer würde solche Leute heiraten wollen?
    Who would want to marry such people?

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Further reading

  • heiraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • heiraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • heiraten” in Duden online
  • heiraten” in OpenThesaurus.de