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Definition of fiancé noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

fiancé

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˌfiɑnˈseɪ//
 
, NAmE//fiˈɑnseɪ//
 
 
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the man that a woman is engaged to Linda and her fiancé were there. Topic CollocationsMarriage and Divorceromance
  • fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly)in love (with somebody)
  • be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
  • be/find true love/the love of your life
  • suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
  • have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
  • meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
  • have/go on a (blind)date
  • be going out with/dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
  • move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend
weddings
  • get/be engaged/married/divorced
  • arrange/plan a wedding
  • have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
  • have/enter into an arranged marriage
  • call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
  • invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
  • conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
  • exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
  • congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
  • be/go on your honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
  • celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
separation and divorce
  • be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
  • have an affair (with somebody)
  • break off/end an engagement/a relationship
  • break up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
  • separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
  • annul/dissolve a marriage
  • file for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
  • get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
  • pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)
See fiancé in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary