be engaged

Frequency: 8.840.1 per million words

The state of having promised to marry someone.

engagedVERB + engaged (promised to marry)

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Examples (10)

  • My best friend is finally engaged to her partner of ten years.
  • They were engaged for a year before they decided to get married in Italy.
  • Is it true that your sister is engaged?
  • I was so surprised when I found out he was engaged.
  • Now that they are engaged, they're looking for a house together.
  • He realized he wasn't ready to be married, even though he was happily engaged.
  • A royal spokesperson confirmed that the prince is engaged.
  • She is engaged to be married next summer.
  • For a long time, they weren't sure about the future, but now they are officially engaged.
  • We can't ask him out; he is engaged.