heiraten
marry
Meaning of heiraten
Mann und Frau werden; eine Ehe eingehen
become husband and wife
Pronunciation
heiraten with English translation
heiraten usage examples
Sie wollen nächstes Jahr heiraten.
They want to marry next year.
Meine Schwester möchte bald heiraten.
My sister wants to marry soon.
heiraten synonyms
What's the difference between heiraten, sich verheiraten, eine Ehe eingehen, vermählen, paaren, trauen, heiratswillig, and verloben
A rather uncommon, slightly formal way to say 'to get married', focusing on the act of marrying.
Formal expression meaning 'to enter into marriage', common in official or serious contexts.
Formal, ceremonial verb meaning 'to marry' or 'to unite in marriage', often used in official or literary style.
Usually used for animals: 'to pair/mate'; not suitable for human marriage in normal speech.
Can mean 'to officiate a wedding' or 'to marry (a couple)' in a ceremony; often used for the wedding act itself.
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned: 'to marry someone', often in formal or written language.
Usually means 'to marry off' someone or, in another sense, 'to be married'; the causative meaning is common.
Not the action 'to marry', but the state 'married'.
Formal noun meaning 'marriage bond' or 'marital union'; it refers to the marriage as a relationship.
Means 'wedding' as the event or ceremony, not the act of marrying itself.
Means 'choice of partner'; it refers to selecting a future partner, not marrying.
Advanced: broader words
Means 'willing to marry'; it describes readiness or intention, not the marriage itself.
Means 'to get engaged'; it is not marriage itself, but the step before marriage.
Means 'of marriageable age' or 'fit to marry'; it describes a condition, not the act of marrying.
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Questions about this word
What does heiraten mean?
become husband and wife
How do you pronounce heiraten?
heiraten is pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩].
How is heiraten used in a sentence?
They want to marry next year. Translation: Sie wollen nächstes Jahr heiraten.
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