A1 noun Neutral #3,244 am häufigsten

engaged

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

To be engaged means that two people have promised to marry each other. It describes the time between a couple's decision to wed and the actual wedding ceremony.

Beispiele

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1

My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.

My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.

2

The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.

The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.

3

Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?

Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?

Wortfamilie

Nomen
engagement
Verb
engage
Adjektiv
engaged
Verwandt
fiancé
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Merkhilfe

Think of the word 'engaged' like a 'gage' (a pledge) that you put 'in' to guarantee a future wedding.

Schnelles Quiz

They have been ___ for two years, and they are finally getting married in June.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: engaged

Beispiele

1

My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.

everyday

My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.

2

The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.

formal

The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.

3

Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?

informal

Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?

4

The survey tracks how long engaged couples wait before the wedding.

academic

The survey tracks how long engaged couples wait before the wedding.

5

The CEO is recently engaged and will take a leave of absence for the wedding.

business

The CEO is recently engaged and will take a leave of absence for the wedding.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
engagement
Verb
engage
Adjektiv
engaged
Verwandt
fiancé

Häufige Kollokationen

get engaged to promise to marry someone
newly engaged having recently promised to marry
happily engaged being in a happy state before marriage
engaged to having a promise to marry a specific person
formally engaged having an official announcement of marriage

Häufige Phrasen

get engaged to someone

to make a promise to marry a specific person

an engaged couple

two people who are going to get married

newly engaged

people who just started their engagement

Wird oft verwechselt mit

engaged vs busy

In British English, a phone line is 'engaged' when it is busy; in a family context, it only means promised to marry.

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Nutzungshinweise

When talking about people, always use the preposition 'to' (e.g., 'He is engaged to Mary') rather than 'with'.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often say 'engaged with someone' instead of the correct 'engaged to someone'.

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Merkhilfe

Think of the word 'engaged' like a 'gage' (a pledge) that you put 'in' to guarantee a future wedding.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Old French word 'engagier', which means to bind by a pledge or a promise.

Grammatikmuster

Used as an adjective after the verb 'to be' or 'to get'. Followed by the preposition 'to' when mentioning the partner.
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Kultureller Kontext

In many Western cultures, being engaged is usually symbolized by wearing a diamond ring on the fourth finger of the left hand.

Schnelles Quiz

They have been ___ for two years, and they are finally getting married in June.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: engaged

Verwandte Redewendungen

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