marriage

marriage
noun
1 state of being married
ADJECTIVE
▪ good, happy, successful
▪ broken, disastrous, failed, unhappy
▪

She was the child of a broken marriage.

▪ first, second, etc.
▪ previous
▪ early, late
▪ modern
▪ conventional, traditional
▪ interfaith, interracial, mixed
▪ gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex
▪ heterosexual, straight
▪ open
▪ common-law
▪ monogamous, polygamous
▪ morganatic (esp. BrE)
▪ loveless
▪ childless
▪ arranged, forced
VERB + MARRIAGE
▪ have
▪

He had an unhappy marriage with an older woman.

▪ propose
▪ enter into
▪ consummate
▪ annul, dissolve
▪ save
▪

They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake.

▪ legalize, recognize
▪

Same-sex marriages are recognized in some countries already.

▪ ban, forbid, prohibit
MARRIAGE + VERB
▪ last
▪ be over, break down, break up, end, fail, fall apart
▪

Their marriage ended in divorce.

MARRIAGE + NOUN
▪ vows
▪ plans, proposal
▪ partner
▪ relationship
▪ break-up, breakdown, problems
▪ counselling/counseling, guidance (BrE)
▪ counsellor/counselor
▪ market
▪

More divorced people have joined the marriage market.

▪ bed
PREPOSITION
▪ by a marriage, from a marriage
▪

She's his daughter by a previous marriage.

▪ by marriage
▪

They are related by marriage.

▪ in a/the marriage
▪

She was the dominant partner in the marriage.

▪ outside marriage
▪

sex outside marriage

▪ within marriage
▪ marriage between
▪

the marriage between John and Elizabeth

▪ marriage into
▪

his marriage into a wealthy family

▪ marriage to, marriage with
▪

her marriage to Jim

PHRASES
▪ ask for sb's hand in marriage, win sb's hand in marriage (both old-fashioned)
▪ the break-up of a marriage, the breakdown of a marriage
▪ give sb in marriage (old-fashioned)
▪ the institution of marriage
▪ a marriage of convenience
▪ a proposal of marriage
2 wedding ceremony
ADJECTIVE
▪ Christian, Jewish, etc.
▪ civil
▪ shotgun (= arranged quickly because the bride is pregnant) (usually shotgun wedding)
VERB + MARRIAGE
▪ celebrate
▪

The marriage was celebrated in the cathedral.

MARRIAGE + VERB
▪ be held, take place
MARRIAGE + NOUN
▪ ceremony
▪ certificate (BrE), contract, licence/license
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the marriage
▪

She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson.

▪ marriage to
▪

Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea.


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