"get hitched" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets hitched [present, singular, third-person], getting hitched [participle, present], got hitched [past], got hitched [UK, participle, past], gotten hitched [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> hitched}} get hitched (third-person singular simple present gets hitched, present participle getting hitched, simple past got hitched, past participle (UK) got hitched or (US) gotten hitched)
  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To get married, to wed. Tags: colloquial, intransitive Categories (topical): Marriage Synonyms (get married): get married, wed [formal], tie the knot [colloquial]

Inflected forms

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