fiance — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

last, live, real, responsible

VERB + FIANCE

got, hate, jilted, talked, thinks

FIANCE + NOUN

man, night

PREP.

from

Definitions

noun

1

Alternative spelling of fiancé.

verb

1

To betroth; to affiance.

he[…]therfore fianced he his daughter

he should become so lusty over a lady of such questionable motives? He was fianced, after all. Perhaps that was it. Since his engagement, he had abstained from any liaisons, feeling it was only proper in a man soon to be married

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a man who is engaged to be married

groom-to-be

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

he[…]therfore fianced he his daughter

Wiktionary

02

he should become so lusty over a lady of such questionable motives? He was fianced, after all. Perhaps that was it. Since his engagement, he had abstained from any liaisons, feeling it was only proper

Wiktionary

03

Kate always shows off the big diamond ring she got from her fiance.

Tatoeba · #62686

04

I talked to my fiance last night.

Tatoeba · #5836116

05

Sami thinks his daughter's fiance is responsible for her death.

Tatoeba · #6574807

06

My fiance and I live in Algiers.

Tatoeba · #9102140

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fiance is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.