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marry into

B2 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words

Get money, a famous family, or a high social position because of who you marry.

Literal meaning: To marry your way into something — the 'into' suggests entering or gaining membership of a group.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

To become a member of a wealthy or prominent family by marrying one of its members.

"He married into one of the oldest aristocratic families in the country."

"She married into the Kennedy family and quickly became one of its most prominent members."

— General media reference to Jacqueline Bouvier/Kennedy
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To acquire wealth, status, or privilege as a result of one's marriage.

"She had no inheritance of her own, but she married into money."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Always followed by a noun referring to a family, class, wealth, or institution (e.g. 'marry into money', 'marry into royalty'). Carries a slightly mercenary or opportunistic connotation depending on context.

Commonly used with

money wealth royalty nobility family power

Forms

Base
marry into
I/you/we/they
3rd person
marries into
he/she/it
Past simple
married into
yesterday
Past participle
married into
have + pp
-ing form
marrying into
continuous

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Synonyms

wed into gain by marriage enter through marriage join by marrying

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