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fiance

/fiˈɒnseɪ/noun

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मंगेतर

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the man that somebody is engaged to; (fiancée) the woman that somebody is engaged to

    मंगेतर

    • her fiancé
    • My cousin introduced her fiancé to the whole family.
    • Her fiancé is an engineer in Pune.
    + 2 more examples
    • Mr Gupta welcomed his daughter's fiancé warmly.
    • The couple will marry in March, and his fiancé is already planning the trip.

    Synonyms husband-to-be intended betrothed

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fiance (countable noun, a man)

A fiance is a man engaged to be married. The feminine form is fiancee. In writing, the accents are often kept: fiancé.

Fiance वह पुरुष है जिसकी सगाई हो चुकी है; स्त्रीलिंग रूप fiancee है। लेखन में fiancé लिखा जाता है।

  • Radhika introduced her fiance to the whole family.
  • His fiance lives in Pune.

my / her / his + fiance

The word is nearly always used with a possessive to show whose fiance he is.

यह शब्द प्रायः possessive के साथ आता है ताकि पता चले वह किसका fiance है।

  • She is travelling with her fiance.
  • Their fiance and fiancee will meet next week.

fiance of + person

Use of to link the fiance to the woman he is engaged to.

जिस स्त्री से सगाई हुई है, उसे जोड़ने के लिए 'of' आता है।

  • He is the fiance of my cousin.
  • The fiance of the actress attended the ceremony.

get engaged / be engaged to

The state is described with be engaged to, not with fiance as a verb.

इस स्थिति को 'be engaged to' से बताया जाता है; fiance क्रिया नहीं है।

  • She is engaged to her fiance, a doctor from Jaipur.
+Collocations 6

possessive + fiance

hermyyourtheirRadhika's

  • Radhika's fiance gave her a ring on the engagement day.

adjective + fiance

futurehandsomedevotedlong-termnew

  • Her future fiance was chosen by the family.

verb + fiance

meetintroduceacceptvisitcallmarry

  • He visited his fiance in Delhi every month.

fiance + noun

ringfamilyvisitrelatives

  • The fiance's family brought sweets and gifts.

fiance + preposition

of Radhikato befrom Punein Mumbai

  • He is the fiance of Radhika's younger sister.

fiance + verb

arriveproposewaitagreesmile

  • Her fiance arrived with a bouquet and a box of sweets.
“More examples 7
  • Her fiance works as an engineer in Bengaluru.

उसका मंगेतर बेंगलुरु में इंजीनियर है।

  • The couple will announce the date of their wedding soon, said her fiance.

उसके मंगेतर ने कहा कि जोड़ा जल्द अपने विवाह की तारीख़ घोषित करेगा।

  • Radhika's fiance helped her prepare for the banking interview.

राधिका के मंगेतर ने बैंकिंग साक्षात्कार की तैयारी में उसकी मदद की।

  • The fiance and his parents were welcomed with garlands.

मंगेतर और उसके माता-पिता का मालाओं से स्वागत किया गया।

  • She showed me a photograph of her fiance.

उसने मुझे अपने मंगेतर की एक तस्वीर दिखाई।

  • A fiance is called a groom-to-be in some places.

कुछ जगहों पर fiance को होने वाला दूल्हा कहा जाता है।

  • Her fiance promised to support her studies after the wedding.

उसके मंगेतर ने वादा किया कि विवाह के बाद वह उसकी पढ़ाई में सहयोग करेगा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is my fiancee.

✓ He is my fiance.

Fiancee is the feminine form; a man is a fiance.

Fiancee स्त्रीलिंग है; पुरुष के लिए fiance आता है।

✗ She is the fiance of Rahul.

✓ She is the fiancee of Rahul.

The female form is fiancee.

स्त्री के लिए fiancee रूप आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

husband-to-be intended betrothed