remarier

remarry

verb ruh-mah-ree-EH Rare

Origin: from 're-' (again) + 'marier' (to marry), from Latin 'maritare'

Usage Note

Remarier is typically used reflexively: se remarier ('to remarry'). The non-reflexive form is rare and archaic. It conjugates like marier, a regular -er verb. In legal and administrative French, a remarriage is un remariage.

Examples

"Elle a décidé de se remarier l'année prochaine."

Natural Translation

She decided to remarry next year.

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