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fidanzarsi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • betroth verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
  • engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.

Senses

fidanzarsi is used for these senses in English:

  • engage (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).

betroth — full definition

  1. verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
  2. verb Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.
  3. verb Of God: to enter into a relationship with (believers, or the church as a whole); also, of a priest: to pledge (himself) to the church prior to being consecrated as a bishop.
  4. verb To pledge or promise oneself to (a cause); to espouse; also (sometimes reflexive), to pledge or promise (oneself or one's efforts) to a cause or to do something.

engage — full definition

  1. verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
  2. verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
  3. verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
  4. verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.

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