engagement
noun
/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
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- (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
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verloving
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engage
verb
/ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
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/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
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- (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
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verloven
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engaged
adjective
/ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
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/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/
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- (British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
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bezet,
in gesprek
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- Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
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verloofd
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