Married with or married to?

Instead of

She is married with an engineer.

Say

She is married to an engineer.

Married to a person

Use married to when naming a spouse. Married with children describes having children, not who the spouse is.

En español

Usa married to para indicar con quién está casada una persona. Married with children significa que está casada y tiene hijos.

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  1. She is married to an engineer.
  2. He is married to Ana.
  3. They have been married for ten years.
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