to announce an engagement

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• engagement — n. betrothal 1) to announce an engagement 2) to break (off) an engagement 3) an engagement to (her engagement to him was announced in the local paper) appointment obligation 4) to cancel an engagement 5) a luncheon; previous, prior; social;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• announce — verb ADVERB ▪ formally, officially, publicly ▪ happily, proudly, triumphantly ▪ The company proudly announced the launch of its new range of cars. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• announce — an•nounce [[t]əˈnaʊns[/t]] v. nounced, nounc•ing 1) to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce an engagement[/ex] 2) to state the approach or presence of: to announce a guest[/ex] 3) to make known to the mind or… …   From formal English to slang

• announce — [[t]əna͟ʊns[/t]] ♦ announces, announcing, announced 1) VERB If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially. [V that] He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office... [V n] She was planning to announce her… …   English dictionary

• Engagement — An engagement is a promise to marry, and also refers to the time between proposal and marriage. During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged.The engagement periodThe concept of an engagement… …   Wikipedia

• engagement — noun 1 appointment ADJECTIVE ▪ previous, prior ▪ Mrs Meyer regrets that she is unable to attend owing to a previous engagement. ▪ important ▪ business, official …   Collocations dictionary

• announce — 01. The government has [announced] that taxes will rise by two percent next year. 02. The winner will be [announced] at the end of the evening. 03. Could everyone please be quiet for a sec, I d like to make an [announcement] regarding the test… …   Grammatical examples in English

• announce — an|nounce W1S2 [əˈnauns] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad to + nuntiare to report ] 1.) to officially tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision ▪ They announced their… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• announce — verb (T) 1 to officially tell people about a decision or something that will happen: They announced their engagement in The Times . | announce (that): A government spokesman announced that the hostages had been released. 2 to say something in a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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