- having agreed to marry somebody
- When did you get engaged?
- an engaged couple
- engaged to somebody She's engaged to Peter.
- They are engaged to be married (= to each other).
- She was engaged to marry the heir to the Spanish throne.
Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage 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/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
- 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 honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
- 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/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife/partner
- annul/dissolve a marriage
- apply 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/partner)
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb1- She's engaged to an actor.
- The couple got engaged last month.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- get
- …
- happily
- newly
- recently
- …
- to
- engaged to be married
- (formal) busy doing something; involved with somebody/something in an active and interested way
- I can't come to dinner on Tuesday—I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else).
- engaged in something They were engaged in conversation.
- to be engaged in dialogue/discussion/debate
- They are engaged in talks with the Irish government.
- engaged on something She is actively engaged on several projects.
- engaged with somebody/something We need to become more engaged with our history as a nation.
- Mrs Scott is engaged with a customer at the moment.
Extra Examples- He is now engaged on his second novel.
- I'm afraid Mr Wilson cannot see you now as he is otherwise engaged.
- She was engaged in conversation with a client.
- those who are deeply engaged in party politics
- It was a project which had you fully engaged in the subject matter.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- deeply
- heavily
- fully
- …
- in
- on
- with
- …
- (British English) (also busy especially in North American English)(of a phone line) being used
- I couldn't get through—the line's engaged.
- I phoned earlier but you were engaged (= using your phone).
- the engaged tone/signal
Collocations PhonesPhonesMaking and receiving phone callsTopics Phones, email and the internetb2- the phone/telephone rings
- answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
- lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
- dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
- make/get/receive a phone call
- take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
- the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to
- put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
- call from/use a landline
- be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell
- use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
- insert/remove/change a SIM card
- (British English) (of a public toilet/bathroom) being used opposite vacant
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