proposed marriage

collocation in English

meaningsofproposedandmarriage

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proposed
adjective
uk
/prəˈpəʊzd/us
/prəˈpoʊzd/
suggested as a possible plan or action for people ...
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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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(Definition ofproposedandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofproposed marriage

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The opinion of a woman was not sought and her feelings about theproposedmarriagewere not considered.
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But most menproposedmarriagenot in order to do the right thing, but to avoid punishment.
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All knowledge of thisproposedmarriagecame from correspondence revealing that, having reached a financial impasse, the two families aborted the proposed match.
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The parties to the marriage, orproposedmarriage, must have met.
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The courts are being asked to sanction theproposedmarriageafter having looked at certain matters.
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It is easy to overcome the provision relating to the purpose of theproposedmarriage.
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Next comes the question of financial benefits resulting from theproposedmarriage.
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During one of these, heproposedmarriage.
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He soonproposedmarriage, which she accepted.
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It was not always possible to satisfy oneself that either party to aproposedmarriagehad not been married before.
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The entry clearance officer has to be satisfied "that the parties to theproposedmarriagehave met".
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Heproposedmarriageto her, but she refused.
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She told her neighbors that he hadproposedmarriage.
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After their first night together, heproposedmarriage.
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Hollyproposedmarriageto her on their very first date.
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At present that is not so; because one of the two forms of announcing and publishing theproposedmarriageis denied.
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The third one was aproposedmarriagebetween a stepfather and a stepdaughter—the situation that we are talking about here.
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He evenproposedmarriageto her, only to be harshly declined.
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He demands the land as dowry days before theproposedmarriage.
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Heproposedmarriageto her, but his affections for her were not returned, and she refused.
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Heproposedmarriage, but was rebuffed with an adamant no, nay, never (nooit, neen, nimmer).
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He is said to haveproposedmarriageto her; she is said to have desired it.
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During this period heproposedmarriageto, a long-time friend and distant maternal relative.
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But within a year, heproposedmarriageto her, and she accepted.
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