German

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Etymology

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Cognate to Low German ferluawen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål forlove and Dutch verloven.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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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