married

Universal Words adjective 1 (abbreviation m) having a husband or wife: a married man / woman * Is he married? * a happily married couple * She's married to John. * Rachel and David are getting married on Saturday. * How long have you been married? OPPUNMARRIED 2 [onlybeforenoun] connected with marriage: Are you enjoying married life? * Her married name (= the family name of her husband) is Jones-Mary Jones. 3 ~ to sth very involved in sth so that you have no time for other activities or interests: My brother is married to his job.