collocation · neutral
get engaged to
UK/ɡet ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd tuː/US/ɡet ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd tu/get·en·GAGED·to
Band 4-5speakingtask2
formally agree to marry someone; be promised in marriage
Examples
“They got engaged to each other last month.”
“She announced that she was engaged to her long-term partner.”
“After three years of dating, he finally asked her and she got engaged to him.”
Band 8 sentence
“After dating for several years they decided to get engaged to each other during a family gathering.”
Collocations
- get engaged to your partner
- announce an engagement
Word family
get engaged to someone verb phrasebe engaged to someone adjective phraseengagement noun
Common mistakes
get engaged with→get engaged to
engaged to marry→get engaged to / be engaged to
Say it for a higher band
5be engaged→6get married→7+get engaged to
Synonyms
be engaged to
Easily confused
be engaged to
“They're engaged to be married next summer.”
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