how to pronounce married

/ˈmɛɹiːd/

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married is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of married in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the captions they married in 1941 the …”

meanings of married

adjective:

Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse.
In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of marry.

noun:

A married person.

married frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word married occurs in english on average 79.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.