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] Hyphenation: hei‧ra‧ten === Verb === heiraten (weak, third-person singular present heiratet, past tense heiratete, past participle geheiratet, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to marry; to get married Synonyms: sich verheiraten, sich verehelichen, (all formal) die/eine Ehe eingehen (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 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Heirat === Further reading === “heiraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “heiraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “heiraten” in Duden online “heiraten” in OpenThesaurus.de