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.

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Verb

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

  1. to betroth; to get engaged
    Sie haben sich gerade verlobt.
    They just got engaged.

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