noun
1 state of being married
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , happy , successful
▪ broken , disastrous , failed , unhappy
▪
She was the child of a broken ~.
▪ first , second , etc.
▪ previous
▪ early , late
▪ modern
▪ conventional , traditional
▪ interfaith , interracial , mixed
▪ gay , homosexual , lesbian , same-sex
▪ heterosexual , straight
▪ open
▪ common-law
▪ monogamous , polygamous
▪ morganatic ( esp. BrE )
▪ loveless
▪ childless
▪ arranged , forced
VERB + MARRIAGE
▪ have
▪
He had an unhappy ~ with an older woman.
▪ propose
▪ enter into
▪ consummate
▪ annul , dissolve
▪ save
▪
They are struggling to save their ~ for the children's sake.
▪ legalize , recognize
▪
Same-sex ~s are recognized in some countries already.
▪ ban , forbid , prohibit
MARRIAGE + VERB
▪ last
▪ be over , break down , break up , end , fail , fall apart
▪
Their ~ ended in divorce.
MARRIAGE + NOUN
▪ vows
▪ plans , proposal
▪ partner
▪ relationship
▪ break-up , breakdown , problems
▪ counselling/counseling , guidance ( BrE )
▪ counsellor/counselor
▪ market
▪
More divorced people have joined the ~ market.
▪ bed
PREPOSITION
▪ by a ~ , from a ~
▪
She's his daughter by a previous ~.
▪ by ~
▪
They are related by ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She was the dominant partner in the ~.
▪ outside ~
▪
sex outside ~
▪ within ~
▪ ~ between
▪
the ~ between John and Elizabeth
▪ ~ into
▪
his ~ into a wealthy family
▪ ~ to , ~ with
▪
her ~ to Jim
PHRASES
▪ ask for sb's hand in ~ , win sb's hand in ~ ( both old-fashioned )
▪ the break-up of a ~ , the breakdown of a ~
▪ give sb in ~ ( old-fashioned )
▪ the institution of ~
▪ a ~ of convenience
▪ a proposal of ~
2 wedding ceremony
ADJECTIVE
▪ Christian , Jewish , etc.
▪ civil
▪ shotgun (= arranged quickly because the bride is pregnant) (usually shotgun wedding )
VERB + MARRIAGE
▪ celebrate
▪
The ~ was celebrated in the cathedral.
MARRIAGE + VERB
▪ be held , take place
MARRIAGE + NOUN
▪ ceremony
▪ certificate ( BrE ), contract , licence/license
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
She wanted to be present at the ~ of her grandson.
▪ ~ to
▪
Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the ~ of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea.