verloben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verloben, synchronically analyzable as ver- +‎ loben. Cognate with Low German ferluawen, as well as Norwegian Bokmål forlove and Dutch verloven.

Pronunciation

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Verb

verloben (weak, third-person singular present verlobt, past tense verlobte, past participle verlobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to betroth; to get engaged (optional [with mit (+ dative) ‘someone’])
    Sie haben sich gerade verlobt.They just got engaged.
    Er hat sich mit ihr verlobt.He got engaged to her.

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