heiraten

See also: Heiraten

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/, [ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaː.tn̩], [ˈhaɪ̯.ʁa.tn̩], [-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
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    Who would want to marry such people?

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • einheiraten
  • erheiraten
  • hineinheiraten
  • verheiraten
  • wegheiraten

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