No. 11,637 in Russian
жениться
To get married (used for a man).
In a sentence
Он хочет жениться на своей девушке.
He wants to marry his girlfriend.
In this sentence, 'жениться' is used in its base form meaning 'to marry,' typically referring to an action by a man marrying a woman.
Петров женился на Елене летом.
Petrov married Elena in the summer.
Here, 'женился' is the past tense form of 'жениться,' referring to the completed action of marrying in the past.
Ему пора жениться.
It's time for him to get married.
In this sentence, 'жениться' is used in an impersonal construction to suggest that it is the appropriate time for the subject to marry.
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