สมรส
marry
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- 1 marry、get married
A formal verb meaning to marry or enter into a marriage. It is especially common in legal, administrative, and other official contexts.
marry、get married
Describes two people formally becoming spouses, with a more official tone than the usual conversational word for getting married.
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เขาสมรสกับคนไทย khǎw sǒmrót kàp khon thay He is married to a Thai person. เขาสมรสกับคนไทย details
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จดทะเบียนสมรส còt thábian sǒmrót register a marriage จดทะเบียนสมรส details
Learning notes
Explanation
สมรส is a formal verb for entering into marriage. It commonly appears in laws, government forms, news reports, and other official language. The pattern สมรสกับ followed by a person means “marry/be married to someone.” When the two partners are the subject, สมรสกัน can be used. The abstract noun is normally การสมรส, meaning “marriage.” The word also occurs frequently in official terms such as คู่สมรส (“spouse”) and สถานภาพสมรส (“marital status”).
Usage
It is used for marriage registration, government forms, laws, contracts, news reports, and formal biographical descriptions. In everyday conversation, แต่งงาน is normally the more natural choice.
Caution
สมรส can sound overly formal in casual conversation. Also distinguish it from จดทะเบียนสมรส, which specifically means to register a marriage legally. Holding a wedding ceremony and completing legal marriage registration are not necessarily the same event.
Differences from similar words
1 marry synonyms
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แต่งงาน is the ordinary conversational word for getting married. สมรส has the same core meaning but sounds more formal and is preferred in legal, administrative, and official writing.