Meanings
verbmarry up (third-person singular simple present marries up, present participle marrying up, simple past and past participle married up)
present singular third person marries up · participle present marrying up · participle past married up · past married up
- transitiveTo join together.
- intransitiveTo tally or correspond; to match up.
- intransitiveTo marry someone of a higher social class.
But as Meghan and Marin know, whether you married up or tried to have some downtime, if you’re a woman trying to live her life, the world will find a way to make you pay.
2022 August 27, Bidisha Mamata, “Tinder is 10 but after a dip in the dating app pool I’m staying resolutely single”, in The Observer
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
German hochheiraten
- hochheiratento marry someone of a higher class
Polish poślubić kogoś o wyższym statusie społecznym
- poślubić kogoś o wyższym statusie społecznymto marry someone of a higher class
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marry up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marry%20up.
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