Walk Down the Aisle: Meaning, Examples & Usage

Meaning 1：get married (walk down the aisle)

walk down the aisle 🔊

/wɔːk daʊn ði aɪl/

phr.

To get married, especially during the wedding ceremony when walking along the aisle.

Bride walking down the aisle at wedding ceremony

get married 🔊

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/ɡɛt ˈmærid/

phr.

To get married, specifically referring to the wedding ceremony where the couple walks together down the aisle of a church or venue.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Phrase: 'walk' + 'down' + 'aisle'. Literal path in church; idiomatic for marriage since 1800s.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a bride walking down the aisle; that moment means 'get married'.

📖 Example

After ten years together, they finally decided to walk down the aisle and start a family. 🔊 After ten years together, they finally decided to walk down the aisle and start a family.

🔗 Collocations

walk down the aisle with – to get married to someone

watch someone walk down the aisle – to attend a wedding ceremony

walk down the aisle together – to get married as a couple

🔄 Synonyms

get married (phr.) – to enter into marriage

tie the knot (phr.) – to get married, informal

say 'I do' (phr.) – to exchange wedding vows

🚫 Antonyms

get divorced (phr.) – to legally end a marriage

separate (v.) – to live apart from one's spouse

remain single (phr.) – to stay unmarried

📖 Cultural Story

Aisle from Latin 'ala' (wing) for church side passages. The wedding ritual of walking down the aisle to the altar symbolizes marriage, popularized in 19th-century novels and films.