fiance
To betroth; to affianceTo betroth; to affiance.
» I talked to my fiance last night.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(obsolete)To betroth; to affiance.
Examples
7 sentencesI talked to my fiance last night.
She jilted her fiance for another man.
They wanted her to come to hate her fiance.
Sami thinks his daughter's fiance is responsible for her death.
Kate always shows off the big diamond ring she got from her fiance.
ruКейт всегда хвастается большим бриллиантовым кольцом, которое ей подарил жених. — odexed
deKate gibt immer mit dem großen Diamantring an, den sie von ihrem Verlobten bekommen hat. — pne
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, fiancedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.