engaged
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.
Ejemplos
3 de 5My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.
My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.
The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.
The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.
Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?
Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?
Sinónimos
Antónimos
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
Think of the word 'engaged' like a 'gage' (a pledge) that you put 'in' to guarantee a future wedding.
Quiz rápido
They have been ___ for two years, and they are finally getting married in June.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: engaged
Ejemplos
My brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.
everydayMy brother and his girlfriend just got engaged.
The couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.
formalThe couple announced they were formally engaged to be married.
Hey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?
informalHey! Did you hear that Sarah and Mark are finally engaged?
The survey tracks how long engaged couples wait before the wedding.
academicThe survey tracks how long engaged couples wait before the wedding.
The CEO is recently engaged and will take a leave of absence for the wedding.
businessThe CEO is recently engaged and will take a leave of absence for the wedding.
Sinónimos
Antónimos
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
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
Se confunde a menudo con
In British English, a phone line is 'engaged' when it is busy; in a family context, it only means promised to marry.
Notas de uso
When talking about people, always use the preposition 'to' (e.g., 'He is engaged to Mary') rather than 'with'.
Errores comunes
Learners often say 'engaged with someone' instead of the correct 'engaged to someone'.
Truco para recordar
Think of the word 'engaged' like a 'gage' (a pledge) that you put 'in' to guarantee a future wedding.
Origen de la palabra
Derived from the Old French word 'engagier', which means to bind by a pledge or a promise.
Patrones gramaticales
Contexto cultural
In many Western cultures, being engaged is usually symbolized by wearing a diamond ring on the fourth finger of the left hand.
Quiz rápido
They have been ___ for two years, and they are finally getting married in June.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: engaged
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