tie the knot

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tie the knot

verb ties the knot · tying the knot · tied the knot

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To marry, wed, get married. Rowena sacrificed her inclination to remain single, to her sense of duty; and contracted a second matrimonial engagement. […] Cardinal Pandulfo tied the knot for them.

    Similar: get hitched

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tie, the, knot.

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verb to get married

한국어부부의 연을 맺다 bubuui yeoneul maetda, 맺어지다 maejeojida
Portuguêsdar o nó
Deutschden Bund fürs Leben schließen, die Ringe tauschen, das Jawort geben

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@misc{tie_the_knot_2026,
  title = {tie the knot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tie%20the%20knot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}