No. 17,423 in Polish

zaręczyny

Engagement (promise to marry).

In a sentence

Zaręczyny odbyły się w pięknym ogrodzie.
The engagement took place in a beautiful garden.
Zaręczyny refers to the formal event or ceremony where an engagement is announced.
Po zaręczynach para planowała ślub za rok.
After the engagement, the couple planned their wedding for next year.
Zaręczyny indicates the period or state of engagement.
Kiedy zobaczyłem pierścionek na jej palcu, wiedziałem, że to zaręczyny.
When I saw the ring on her finger, I knew it was an engagement.
Zaręczyny describes the concept or realization of being engaged.

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