Romance · People and relationships
get engaged
promise to marry
To agree formally to marry someone.
This vs that
They got engaged last summer.
They got married this spring.
Hear it in real life
Have you heard the news?
Yes, they got engaged at the weekend!
They got engaged after being together for nearly five years.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Get engaged' is the usual everyday phrase for agreeing to marry.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: They got engaged with each other last month.
Say: They got engaged to each other last month.
Use 'engaged to', not 'engaged with', for a future spouse.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
get engaged to ___
They got engaged to each other after four years together.
My cousin got engaged to her partner in December.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about romance.
go on a date with ___
I'm going on a date with someone I met online.
be mad about ___
He's absolutely mad about his new girlfriend.
Romance words
People and relationships · Romance: the words around “get engaged”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
They got engaged last month.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get engaged
promise to marry
“They got engaged after being together for nearly five years.”
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