get hitched with

Thân thiện

They decided to get hitched with a simple ceremony in the garden.

Definition

Verb (informal): - To marry someone; to enter into a marriage union. This is a casual, often lighthearted or humorous way to say "get married."

Usage

This phrasal verb is used to describe the action of two people getting married. It is informal and conversational. - It is typically used in the passive voice ("get hitched") or with a reciprocal sense ("they got hitched"). - The preposition "with" is sometimes included but is often omitted in common usage (e.g., "get hitched to someone" is also common).

Examples

• Verb:
  • After dating for ten years, they finally decided to get hitched.
  • I heard Sam got hitched with his college sweetheart last weekend.
  • Are you two planning to get hitched anytime soon?

Advanced Usage

• "to be/get hitched": This is the most common form, often used without a direct object.
  • So, when are you two going to get hitched?
• The phrase can imply a sense of being tied or bound together, reflecting its informal and slightly rustic origins.

Variants and Related Words

• Hitch (verb): In a formal sense, to fasten or connect. Informally, it can mean to marry (e.g., ).
• Get married (verb phrase): The standard, neutral equivalent.
• Tie the knot (idiom): Another informal idiom meaning to get married.

Synonyms

• Marry
• Wed
• Become husband and wife

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Hitch up (with) (informal): Similar in meaning, to marry or partner with someone.
  • He hitched up with a wonderful person.

Related Idioms

• Tie the knot: To get married.
  • They tied the knot in a beautiful beach ceremony.
• Walk down the aisle: To get married (referring to the wedding ceremony).
  • She's walking down the aisle next June.

Học thuật

Verb

1. take in marriage

Từ đồng nghĩa

• marry
• get married
• wed
• conjoin
• hook up with
• espouse