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Get Hitched: Meaning, Usage, and Examples

    Excerpt: “Get hitched” is a casual idiom meaning “to get married.” Learn pronunciation, grammar patterns, collocations, related expressions, and how it differs from “get married.”

    Tie: Meanings, Idioms & Usage

      “Tie” can be a neck garment, a draw in sports, or the act of fastening. In idioms, it connects ideas—or marriages (“tie the knot”). See prepositions, collocations, comparisons, and examples.

      Tie the Knot: Meaning & Usage

        “Tie the knot” means to marry. It’s a warm, informal phrase used in conversation and headlines. See collocations, prepositions (with/in/at/on/under), comparisons, examples, and usage notes.

        Espouse: Meaning, Usage & Comparisons

          “Espouse” means to adopt and actively support a belief or policy; its older sense means “to marry.” See collocations, prepositions, comparisons, examples, and tone-smart usage.

          Marry: Meaning, Grammar & Comparisons

            “Marry” means to enter into a legal union—and, figuratively, to blend things harmoniously. Learn grammar, collocations, prepositions (into/off/to/with), comparisons, and example sentences.

            Wedding: Meaning, Collocations & Comparisons

              A wedding is the ceremony where a couple marries—civil or religious, simple or lavish—often followed by a reception. See collocations, prepositions, comparisons, and clear example sentences.

              Wed: Meaning, Usage & Comparisons

                Wed is a formal verb meaning “to marry” and, figuratively, “to join closely” (as in to wed art and science). See grammar, collocations, prepositions, comparisons, and clear, modern usage.