Fianced vs Engaged - What's the difference?
fianced | engaged |
(fiance)
A man who is engaged to be married.
A person engaged to be married.
* 2009 , B. R. Laine, Tales from Suffolk County , page 107:
(engage)
Agreed to be married.
Busy or employed.
(British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
(architecture, of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
As verbs the difference between fianced and engaged
is that fianced is past tense of fiance while engaged is past tense of engage.As an adjective engaged is
agreed to be married.fianced
English
Verb
(head)fiancé
English
Alternative forms
* fianceNoun
(en noun)- West said that she was proud of their relationship and is looking forward to meeting his fiancé .
Usage notes
* Traditionally, the spelling fiancé is used for a man who is engaged, with being the female counterpart. (This is a reflection of the corresponding distinction in French.)See also
* engage * marriageAnagrams
* ----engaged
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- I tried calling, but she (''or'' her phone) was engaged .