Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To betroth; to affiance.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. I talked to my fiance last night.

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  2. She jilted her fiance for another man.

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  3. They wanted her to come to hate her fiance.

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  4. Sami thinks his daughter's fiance is responsible for her death.

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  5. Kate always shows off the big diamond ring she got from her fiance.

    ruКейт всегда хвастается большим бриллиантовым кольцом, которое ей подарил жених.

    deKate gibt immer mit dem großen Diamantring an, den sie von ihrem Verlobten bekommen hat.

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Origin

From Middle English fyancen, fyauncen, from Middle French fiancer.

From Middle English fyancen, fyauncen, from Middle French fiancer.

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Forms

fiances, fiancing, fianced, fianced
Base formfiance · to fiance
3rd person singularfiances
Present participlefiancing
Past simplefianced
Past participlefianced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfiance
he, she, itfiances

Past simpleLesson

all personsfianced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fianced
he, she, ithas fianced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fiance

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
feverishfewA2fewerfiascofiatfib
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