adjective · neutral
marital
/ˈmærɪtəl/MAR·i·tal
Band 7+speakingtask2
relating to marriage or the relationship between married people
Examples
“Many employers ask for applicants' marital status on job forms.”
“Marital problems can affect children's wellbeing.”
“They sought counselling to resolve their marital difficulties.”
Band 8 sentence
“Shifts in marital roles over recent decades have significantly reshaped expectations around parenting and household labour.”
Collocations
- marital status
- marital problems
- marital relations
Word family
marriage nounmarry verbmarital adjectivematrimony noun
Common mistakes
marriage status→marital status
Say it for a higher band
5marriage→6wedding→7+marital
Synonyms
matrimonial
conjugal
Easily confused
marriage
“Their marriage lasted only three months.”
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